Two dead, child injured in late-night crash on Interstate 5 near Sunset in Bellingham
Two young men died and a child was injured shortly after 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, as two cars collided on northbound Interstate 5 just south of Sunset Drive in Bellingham, according to a news release from the Washington State Patrol.
Driver Karnveer S. Hundal, 19, of Bellingham and his passenger Manbir Singh, 18, of Bellingham died at the crash scene, according to an updated news release. A 7-year-old passenger from Vancouver, B.C. in another car was injured. The driver, of that car, Julia C. Yu, and another passenger, Eric H. Chan, both 41 and from Vancouver, B.C. were uninjured.
The state patrol said Hundal was speeding northbound in both lanes of the freeway in a black 2015 Audi S4. A gray 2009 BMW X6 was northbound in lane two when it was hit by the Audi, according to the release. The Audi veered to the right, off the roadway, and caught fire, the release said.
Yu, Chan and the unnamed child were all wearing their seatbelts. The release said it is unknown if Hundal and Singh were belted at the time of the crash.
The car the unnamed person was in was corrected Dec. 14, 2019.
This story was originally published December 14, 2019 at 5:44 AM with the headline "Two dead, child injured in late-night crash on Interstate 5 near Sunset in Bellingham."
