SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The San Carlos community is rallying around the family of a 12-year-old boy who was killed in a tragic accident on his way to school.

A candlelight vigil was held Tuesday night in Andrew Olsen's honor at Saint Andrews Lutheran Church, where dozens gathered to grieve the loss.

Olsen was killed and his two sisters, also 12, were injured Monday morning when they were hit by a car while walking to Pershing Middle School.

The crash happened near Lake Badin Avenue and Jackson Drive, leaving the San Carlos neighborhood heartbroken.

“We’re all in shock,” said family friend James Elmore, who's known the family a couple of years.

After growing used to Andrew, his three siblings, and their parents living in his home since summer, the loss is devastating.

“He was always

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