Crime & Safety
Fatal Crash On I-66 Causes Chaos Tuesday: Report
The crash reportedly happened in the Vienna area and blocked two lanes of eastbound I-66.
Tuesday morning's commute on Interstate 66 was a nightmare after a fatal accident followed by a second crash hours later in the eastbound lanes, according to a report.
WTOP reports that two right lanes on eastbound I-66 were blocked due to the second accident as of 8:40 a.m. The first crash had happened at around 4:30 a.m. and resulted in the death of an individual. A second person was treated for injuries that were not life-threatening.
WTOP's Neal Augenstein tweeted that traffic was diverted onto Rt. 123, and the crash was apparently caused by a small pickup truck that crushed a passenger car.
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The traffic backup stretched 15 miles at one point, and more traffic was diverted onto Fairfax County Parkway.
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