The unfortunate combination of inexperience behind the wheel and speed apparently claimed two lives Thursday afternoon.
Two teenagers were killed when the car they were in lost control, crashed into a guardrail and flipped onto its roof, Delaware State Police said.
It happened Thursday about 3:15 p.m. on Route 1 in Bear.
Troopers say a 1996 Mitsubishi 3000G driven by a 17-year-old male was traveling at an apparent high rate of speed when it tried to change lanes. The driver lost control of the car, which began to rotate, struck a guardrail and turned onto its roof.
The unidentified driver who wasn’t wearing a seat belt was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene, cops said.
His 16-year-old female passenger who was buckled up was also pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
The northbound lanes of Del. Route 1 were closed for about 3.5 hours while police investigated.
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