A college student who survived serious injuries in the Boston Marathon bombing has been killed in a car accident in Dubai, a university spokesman has said.Victoria McGrath was killed on Sunday along with Priscilla Perez Torres, her roommate at Northeastern University in Boston.
The two were on a personal trip and were not studying abroad, the university said.
Ms McGrath, 23, received shrapnel injuries to her left leg from the first of two bombs placed near the marathon finish line on 15 April, 2013.
Three people were killed and more than 260 others were injured in the bombing.
Two men were also killed in the crash. CTV News reported they were two Canadians - Cody Nixon and his cousin James Portuondo.
It was unclear what caused the accident.
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Boston Marathon Bomb Survivor Killed In Crash
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