Driver, child safe after I95 crash rips off car roof, officials say
Aug 27, 2026
Officials are reminding everyone to buckle when in a car after seatbelts saved a driver and a child during a crash on Interstate 95 Thursday.
According to the Upper Chichester Fire Department, crews were called to the southbound side of I-95 around 7:30 a.m. on Aug. 27 for reports of a crash wit
h people trapped.
When firefighters got to the scene, they said they were able to get the driver out of the vehicle and the driver was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
A child who was also inside the car was not hurt in the crash, officials said.
Officials credit the use of seatbelts with saving the lives of the two people.
Photos from the crash shared by the fire department show that the entire roof of the car was ripped off.
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