MANASSAS, VA – Two people were killed in Manassas just before midnight on Saturday when a speeding truck ran a stop sign and smashed into another car.
According to the Prince William County Police Department, officers responded to the scene in the Yorkshire neighborhood at about 11:56 p.m. They say a 2024 GMC Sierra was speeding on Leland Road and ignored a stop sign at the intersection with Maplewood Drive. The Sierra then hit a 2004 Honda Civic that was entering the intersection from Maplewood Drive.
The driver of the GMC Sierra was not injured; the passenger sustained non-life-threatening injuries, police say. The driver and passenger of the Honda Civic were both pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say the victims' identities will be released once their families have been notified.
According to the Virginia Department of Transportation's speed limits map, the speed limit on Leland Road at that intersection is 25 mph.
Prince William police ask anyone with information about the incident to contact the department's tipline at (703) 792-6500 or submit a tip online here.
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