One person is dead after a fiery car crash on Interstate 295 in Northeast on Friday morning.
D.C. Fire and EMS posted on X that they received a call about a vehicle crash on I-295 at Benning Road NE at 6:50 a.m.
Firefighters said one vehicle caught fire with a person trapped inside.
One person was reported dead at the scene, and another was transported to a hospital. Three others were treated at the scene and declined further medical treatment.
All lanes were blocked on I-295 as first responders investigated and cleaned up the crash. They reopened around 1 p.m. Friday.
The approximate location of the crash is on the map below.
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