Two people were killed and another was hospitalized after a fiery crash on Interstate 695 in the District Tuesday night.
D.C. police said the crash happened around 6:45 p.m. at the 11th Street SE exit on the Southeast Freeway when a car hit a dump truck and caught fire.
Two people were trapped inside the burning car. They were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash by authorities.
The driver of the dump truck was transported to the hospital. Police expected the driver to be ok.
Police investigated the scene for over eight hours before reopening all lanes at around 2:45 a.m. Traffic was diverted to 6th Street SE.
Below is the area where the crash took place:
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WTOP’s Matthew Delaney contributed to this report.
