ANNE ARUNDEL CO., Md. (WJZ) -- Two people were killed Monday after the vehicle they were in went off the road in Anne Arundel County Monday afternoon.

The crash happened just before 3:30 p.m. on I-97 southbound in Millersville, near the Benfield exit.

Investigators say speed may have played a factor in the crash involving an Acura. The driver lost control and went off the roadway where the car hit a tree along the wood line before stopping in the woods.

Authorities say two men, identified as 46-year-old Franklin Benda and 56-year-old David Limerick, were pronounced dead at the scene following the single-vehicle crash.

One victim was ejected from the vehicle, while the other victim was trapped and later pronounced dead after being extricated from the car.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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