Two killed in Danbury highway crash

Danbury, Conn. (WTNH) - Two teenagers are dead following an early morning crash on I-84 in Danbury.      

The crash occurred around 1:00 a.m. between Exits 2 and 3. A van heading to Waterbury from New York was carrying eleven people when it went through a guard rail and rolled down an embankment.

Two passengers, 16 year old Eli Shonbron and 15 year old Dani King, both of Brooklyn, New York were pronounced dead at the scene.

Several passengers were trapped and had to be extracated from the van by rescuers.

The other nine people in the van were transported to Danbury Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

State police say the van was on its way to a Jewish school in Waterbury at the time of the crash.

Investigators say it's still un-clear why the van went off the highway.

No charges were filed against the driver, a 21 year old Elimelech Sperling who suffered a minor injury in the accident.

The other passengers were identified as:

•     Jay Tepler, 16
•     Pinchus Feldman, 16
•     Moshe Sperling, 18
•     Mayer Kulefsky, 17
•     Avraham Schmulevitz, 21
•     Aryeh Litzman, 17
•     Abraham Junglers, 16
•     Israel Braun, 20

Investigators are trying to piece together the events leading up to the crash.