Two men died when their BMW was struck by a box truck along a dark section of Interstate 95 in New Castle County Thursday night, Delaware State Police said. The wreck closed the southbound lanes of the interstate for about six hours.
Authorities responded to the crash involving the truck and a silver 2020 BMW M2 on Interstate 95 in the southbound lanes around 10:22 p.m., police said.
The BMW for an unknown reason stopped in the middle lane and was then struck from behind by a 2017 Freightliner box truck, police said.
"As a result of the collision the box truck became connected to the BMW and pushed it in southern direction, towards the right shoulder where the vehicles came to rest," state police said in a news release Friday morning. "The front of the box truck then caught fire."
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Two men in the BMW -- the 37-year-old driver from Havre De Grace, Maryland, and his 27-year-old front seat passenger from Halethorpe, Maryland -- were pinned in the wreckage and died at the scene, police said. The truck driver escaped the fiery wreck unharmed.
SkyForce10 overhead showed the truck heavily damaged and partially burned on the side of the road. Police said the car never caught fire.
Traffic began to build for several miles behind the crash investigation. However, the roadway was clear just before 5 a.m. Friday.
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Police asked anyone with information on the wreck to contact Cpl/2 Calio at 302-365-8483. Or contact Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333.
