At least one person was killed during a vehicle crash involving an unreturned U-Haul rental van that struck multiple pedestrians and a police vehicle near the University of Delaware’s campus Tuesday afternoon, police said. 

The Newark, Delaware, Police Department said officers noticed a rented U-Haul van that had not been returned parked on the street at around 4:30 p.m. The vehicle was reported as “an unauthorized use vehicle” Monday.

The van had originally been rented but was not returned when it was due March 18, police said. 

As the officers tried to arrest the two suspects inside the truck, they fled in the vehicle, traveling over a curb and striking a marked police vehicle, police said. 

A shoe in the street where suspects in a U-Haul van struck multiple pedestrians and killed at least one person, police said.  (KYW)

The driver and the passenger in the U-Haul were detained. The driver sustained serious injuries and was taken to a hospital. 

Fox News Digital has reached out to the police department and the University of Delaware. 

A U-Haul van where multiple pedestrians were struck and at least one person was killed in Delaware Tuesday.  (KYW)

Drivers are asked to avoid the area and use alternate routes as authorities respond to the crash. 

Newark police said the road will remain closed as the police department’s Traffic Unit investigates the crash.