Two young men died and three others were seriously hurt after a crash Monday night in Spotsylvania County, officials say.
The five young men, all 19 or 20, were in a 2005 Toyota Highlander when the SUV ran off the road, crashed into a tree and caught fire, the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Department said Tuesday.
We're making it easier for you to find stories that matter with our new newsletter — The 4Front. Sign up here and get news that is important for you to your inbox.
We're making it easier for you to find stories that matter with our new newsletter — The 4Front. Sign up here and get news that is important for you to your inbox.
Deputies were dispatched at about 7:55 p.m. to the 7000 block of Smith Station Road.
According to police, "several heroic citizens" helped pull as many people out of the burning SUV as they could.
Two of the men died at the scene; the other three were in critical condition at local trauma centers.
Local
Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia local news, events and information
The names of the dead were not immediately released.
An investigation is underway but the driver appears to have been speeding, the sheriff's office said.
In a statement, Sheriff Roger Harris called the crash a tragedy and said he expressed "his deepest condolences" to the victims and their families.
Stay with NBC Washington for more details on this developing story.
