Two men from Wilmington were killed in a crash Monday afternoon on I-495 in Fox Point, Delaware State Police said.
Their identities have not yet been released.
Police said a 45-year-old driver and his 52-year-old passenger were speeding south in the center lane of I-495 in a 2002 Ford Ranger approaching the 12th Street overpass. At the same time, a 35-year-old man from Spring City, Pennsylvania, was driving south in a Kenworth Tractor in the right lane of I-495.
The Ford Ranger drove into the right lane at 4:41 p.m., according to police, and sideswiped the Kenworth Tractor. The Ford began to spin clockwise toward the shoulder of I-495 south, hitting the sloped concrete embankment under the 12th Street overpass and flipping into the grass. Police said the car continued to roll for another 150 feet before coming to a stop.
Neither of the two men in the Ford Ranger was wearing a seat belt, according to police, and both were pronounced dead on the scene. The driver of the Kenworth Tractor was not injured.
The area was closed for about four hours, and state police are still investigating the crash. Anyone with information is asked to contact Sgt. J. Jefferson at 302-365-8484 or call Delaware Crime Stoppers at 800-847-3333.
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