Crash kills 1 pedestrian, injured several others in Newarks's main main.

One person was killed and some others injured on Tuesday afternoon in Newark when a stolen U-Haul van drove down a bustle main street in front of the police and hit several people and cars before falling to a standstill.

Around 4:30 p.m. on April 29, the officials found the U-Haul, which was reported as a “non-authorized vehicle”, which was not returned on a parking lot on the 200 Block of E. Main St. on March 18, as can be seen from a press release after 7:30 p.m.

When the police arrested two people, the van raced away from the police and beat a police cruiser. The Newark police said the officials had not persecuted the van.

The van split to the west in the Main Street and hit two pedestrians next to a parked car. It then continued and suggested several parked vehicles before crashing the road further down.

A pedestrian was declared dead on site, while the second “serious injuries” and according to the police were taken to a nearby hospital. Identities are held back until the family notification.

Three other people were taken to a hospital with non -life -threatening injuries, and three others were treated at the crime scene for minor injuries.

The police captured both the driver and the passenger of the van. The driver of the van was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

The van was still seen hours later and was sitting in the West Lane with accident damage on the front, while the police gathered in front of the closed house in the closed house. The police investigators set up a curtain around the scene, which stretched to the right lane. Several other companies in the region also closed their doors.

A few helicopters flew over the head when the officers photographed the scene. Several spectators looked behind the police band, even as 7 p.m. Some said they heard that the cars were hit in an area with several crosswalks to give in to the students of the University of Delaware.

Shortly after 7 p.m., the university published an explanation of the “serious incident in Main Street”.

“There is no persistent danger to the campus community,” said UD in a written explanation on social media and at the same time noticed. The university also said that consultants and employees of student life in Warner Hall were available until 8 p.m. and again at 9 a.m.

Responner from Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder, the emergency unit of the University of Delaware, the Christiana Fire Company and the New Castle County treated and transported the injured.

Shortly after 10 p.m., the police said that East Main Street was open.

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