A College Station family of five is dead after a head on collision in Madison County Thursday afternoon.

The accident happened around 5 p.m. on Old San Antonio Road, six miles east of Normangee.

The Texas Department of Public Safety says Amy Wise, 28, of Centerville crossed the center line in her pickup truck and crashed head-on into an SUV. DPS says 41-year-old Ismael Perez and 37-year-old Minerva Perez of College Station died on scene. Their three children 4-year-old Josefina Perez, 5-year-old Celeste Perez, and 7-year-old Jeanette Perez were also killed.

"All my family is very sad because we lost a brother, his wife and their daughters," said Epifania Rivera.

Friday, relatives met at Templo Sulamita in Bryan where the Perez family had been members for over a year. Pastor Henry Hernandez said shortly after the accident he was notified by DPS.

"It was very hard on the whole family, the church family. Especially me and my wife as pastors it hurts a lot," said Pastor Henry Hernandez.

All three Perez children attended Southwood Valley Elementary School in College Station. A school district spokesman said a crisis team made up of counselors, administrators, principals and family facilitators were on the Southwood Valley campus Friday to help children, teachers and parents cope with the tragedy.

After phone calls to parents, counselors informed the children who were in the same classes as the Perez children. Those discussions took place in a Headstart Pre-K class, a Kindergarten class and a 2nd grade class. Parents with children in those specific classroom had the option of being there with their kids or taking their kids home.

"A couple of them did start crying. A couple of parents were there, they (the students) went and climbed in the laps of their parents. One climbed in the lap of a teacher. And so there was some emotion there and then some questions were they going to see them again," said C.S.I.S.D Director of Student Services, Chrissy Hester.

All other students who were not classmates of the Perez siblings were sent home with letters about the tragedy.

The driver of the other vehicle involved in the accident, Amy Wise was listed in fair condition at St. Joseph's Regional Health in Bryan Friday. So far in the investigation DPS says they do not believe drugs or alcohol played a role in the accident.

DPS says the Perez parents were both wearing seatbelts, however the children were not.

Funeral services for the family have been set for 6 p.m. on Monday at Templo Sulamita Church in Bryan. The Perez family will be buried in Mexico, but the date for those services have not been set. Donations will be accepted at the Templo Sulamita Church and a memorial fund has been set up at First Victoria National Bank.