RCMP have released the names of four boys killed in a car accident near Moncton, N.B., over the weekend, saying they don't believe alcohol was to blame for the crash.

Police say that around 8 p.m. Saturday, the four 16-year-olds were in car following another vehicle on Ammon Road. The car was attempting to pass the vehicle on a solid-line stretch of road and on a blind hill when it collided with a pickup truck coming the other way, carrying two people. The truck passengers survived with minor injuries, but the four boys died at the scene.

They've been identified as Jimmy Dunphy, Brandon Hupman, Corey Doucet and Jared Storey, all students at Harrison Trimble High School.

Sgt. Maurice Comeau said police are still investigating but they don't believe alcohol was a factor in the collision.

"The drivers are young, 16 years old. This would be their first year with their driver's licence, and we're pretty sure that probably experience played a role here, you know."

Meanwhile, grief counsellors and psychologists were on the scene at Harrison Trimble Monday, helping staff and students deal with the tragedy.

Principal Steve Mitton said he was told a few hours after the accident that the four had been killed, and he immediately called the district's crisis response team to help students and teachers deal with the tragedy.

"Students aren't any different from adults. It's a process," Mitton said Sunday. "Everyone has a process to grieve. Some will obviously be more outwardly upset than others.... It's going to be difficult."

Sunday night, the school opened its doors to anyone who wanted to come and talk about the accident with grief counsellors, teachers and each other.

More than 200 students showed up to talk about the young men and how much they meant to the student community. Reporters weren't allowed to speak to them, but their grief was visible as they huddled together, hugging and crying.