NORFOLK, Va. — Two young teenagers died after a crash in Newport News Friday afternoon.
Newport News police responded to a call shortly before noon that day at the 100 block of Yorktown Road.
When they got to the scene, police officers found a 15-year-old boy dead, and a 16-year-old boy with life-threatening injuries. The car they were in had been in a collision with a semi-trailer truck, police said.
Medics took the 16-year-old to a hospital, but doctors couldn't save his life.
As of June 13, the police department hasn't shared the names of either boy.
Officers said the semi-truck driver wasn't hurt.
So far, investigators think the truck had been driving north on Yorktown Road when it crashed into an SUV that was driving south. Police think the SUV was speeding.
An investigation into the situation is ongoing.
