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Grief counsellors to visit Vancouver school where victim of suspicious crash worked

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IHIT releasing more details about victim in fatal Burnaby crash
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Grief counsellors will visit Templeton Secondary School on Monday to address the tragic death of a woman on the Barnet Highway Friday night.

The victim, who Global News has been identified as Nicole Porciello, was a support worker for students with special needs at the high school, where staff and students will now be offered support.

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On Monday, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) identified the victim as Nicole Hasselmann, who was also known as Nicole Porciello.

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First responders arrived at the scene of the rollover crash to find Porciello had been thrown from the vehicle while another man was trapped inside.

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Both were rushed to hospital, where Porciello later died.

READ MORE: Fatal crash in Burnaby under investigation following deadly night on Metro Vancouver roads

Police have described the crash as suspicious, and IHIT has been called in to work the case.

Colleagues said they remembered Porciello as being kind and committed to her students.

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