1 dead in fiery US 50 crash on Anacostia Bridge

The Anacostia Bridge crash blocked traffic in both directions for hours Friday morning. (WTOP/Monique Blyther)
The New York Ave. crash blocked traffic in both directions for hours Friday morning. (WTOP/Monique Blyther)
The burned-out wreckage of one of the vehicles involved in the crash. (WTOP/Dennis Foley)
The burned-out wreckage of one of the vehicles involved in the crash. (WTOP/Dennis Foley)
An emergency vehicle moves the burned out wreckage of a third vehicle involved in the crash. (WTOP/Dennis Foley)
An emergency vehicle moves the burned out wreckage of a second vehicle involved in the crash. (WTOP/Dennis Foley)
An emergency vehicle moves the burned out wreckage of a fourth vehicle involved in the crash. (WTOP/Dennis Foley)
An emergency vehicle moves the burned out wreckage of a third vehicle involved in the crash. (WTOP/Dennis Foley)
A fourth vehicle is removed from the scene of the crash on U.S. 50. (WTOP/Dennis Foley)
A fourth vehicle is removed from the scene of the crash on U.S. 50. (WTOP/Dennis Foley)
Police say one person is dead following a multi-car crash on U.S. 50 Friday morning. (Courtesy NBC4)
Police say one person is dead following a multi-car crash on U.S. 50 Friday morning. (Courtesy NBC4)
One person is dead after an early morning crash on U.S. Route 50 Friday morning. (WTOP/Dennis Foley)
A total of four vehicles were involved. New York Ave. was blocked in both directions for hours. (WTOP/Dennis Foley)
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The Anacostia Bridge crash blocked traffic in both directions for hours Friday morning. (WTOP/Monique Blyther)
The burned-out wreckage of one of the vehicles involved in the crash. (WTOP/Dennis Foley)
An emergency vehicle moves the burned out wreckage of a third vehicle involved in the crash. (WTOP/Dennis Foley)
An emergency vehicle moves the burned out wreckage of a fourth vehicle involved in the crash. (WTOP/Dennis Foley)
A fourth vehicle is removed from the scene of the crash on U.S. 50. (WTOP/Dennis Foley)
Police say one person is dead following a multi-car crash on U.S. 50 Friday morning. (Courtesy NBC4)
One person is dead after an early morning crash on U.S. Route 50 Friday morning. (WTOP/Dennis Foley)

WASHINGTON — Traffic was blocked in both directions for hours on U.S. 50 in D.C. because of a fatal crash Friday morning.

D.C. police say multiple vehicles crashed on the inbound lanes of New York Avenue NE around 3:10 a.m. on the Anacostia Bridge.

According to D.C. Fire, one person is dead and two others were injured.

Four vehicles were involved all together.

Three cars were engulfed in flames before D.C. Fire was able to put them out.

One person was trapped in a vehicle, but emergency personnel were able to free them.

All lanes on New York Avenue reopened by 7:45 a.m.

D.C. police have not released any more information about the crash.

The identity of the deceased remains unknown.


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Will Vitka

William Vitka is a Digital Writer/Editor for WTOP.com. He's been in the news industry for over a decade. Before joining WTOP, he worked for CBS News, Stuff Magazine, The New York Post and wrote a variety of books—about a dozen of them, with more to come.

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