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WASHINGTON — Traffic has reopened in both directions on King Street at Park Center Drive in Alexandria, Virginia, following a deadly motorcycle crash early Friday morning.
Both sides of King Street are now open. A couple lanes blocked on Eastbound side… but both sides moving. @WTOPtraffic @WTOP pic.twitter.com/mCI6HmFKRC
— Nick Iannelli (@NickWTOP) March 30, 2018
Police closed the road to traffic in both directions for several hours beginning a little after 2:30 a.m. when the crash happened.
The driver of the motorcycle was pronounced dead on the scene.
There is no word yet on what caused the crash.
A map of the area can be seen below.
WTOP’s Nick Iannelli contributed to this report.
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