State police say a van, driven by Patrick Turner, 21, of Virginia Beach, Virginia was going north on Route 1 over the Roth bridge when it began having mechanical problems.
A tractor trailer traveling behind it couldn't stop in time and rear-ended the van.
Both ended up in the southbound lanes and caught fire.
Four people inside the van were able to make it out. However a fifth person, a 21-year-old woman, was trapped inside and died. Her identity has not yet been released.
The tractor trailer driver escaped injury.
Police say Turner was driving with a suspended license.
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