BEAR, Del. (AP) — A 31-year-old Newark woman and a 7-year-old boy were killed in a crash that split an SUV in two, Delaware State Police said.
The crash happened around 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Route 40 and Holly Avenue in the Bear area, police said in a news release.
A Kia Sorento pulled out from Holly Avenue onto eastbound Route 40 and into the path of a Dodge Charger, which hit the passenger side of the Kia, splitting it in half, police said. A 7-year-old boy and 9-year-old girl were ejected. The boy died on the scene and the girl was taken to a hospital in critical condition, police said.
The woman who was driving the Kia was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said.
The driver of the Dodge, an 18-year-old Landsdowne, Pennsylvania, man, was taken to a hospital, where he’s in stable condition. Before the crash, police said the Dodge was observed traveling at an apparent rate of speed. Speed appears to be a factor in the crash, but impairment on the part of the Dodge driver isn’t suspected, police said.
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