The crash happened just before noon at the intersection of Blake Lane and Five Oaks Road in Oakton.Maj. Eli Cory told WTOP that a BMW traveling south at a high rate of speed on Blake slammed into a Toyota 4Runner waiting to turn onto Five Oaks.
The impact sent the BMW careening onto the sidewalk where three female students from Oakton High School were walking. The car toppled mailboxes and knocked over a utility pole before it finally came to a rest.
Rescuers rushed the teens to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries. Fairfax County police announced just before 5 p.m. that two of them had died.
Police said the driver of the BMW and a passenger — both teenagers — suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the crash. Responders took them to the hospital for treatment.
Maj. Corey told WTOP that two passengers in the backseat of the BMW climbed out of the car after the crash and ran away. Corey said the police know who they are. The status of the SUV driver was not immediately available.
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