Man dead after being pinned by car in DC

Outside a Glover Park home, the car that pinned a man who died still sits at the scene of the apparent accident. (WTOP/Kristi King)
Outside a Glover Park home, the car that pinned a man who died still sits at the scene of the apparent accident. (WTOP/Kristi King)
(WTOP/Kristi King)
First responders were at the scene Wednesday of an apparent accident that killed a person in D.C.'s Glover Park neighborhood. (WTOP/Kristi King)
First responders were at the scene Wednesday of an apparent accident that killed a person in D.C.’s Glover Park neighborhood. (WTOP/Kristi King)
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Outside a Glover Park home, the car that pinned a man who died still sits at the scene of the apparent accident. (WTOP/Kristi King)
First responders were at the scene Wednesday of an apparent accident that killed a person in D.C.'s Glover Park neighborhood. (WTOP/Kristi King)
Outside a Glover Park home, the car that pinned a man who died still sits at the scene of the apparent accident. (WTOP/Kristi King)

WASHINGTON — A man was pinned by a vehicle and died in D.C.’s Glover Park neighborhood, and police are investigating.

It appears to be an accident, police Capt. Robert Glover told reporters Wednesday afternoon.

First responders were called to a private driveway in an alley in the 2300 block of Tunlaw Road Northwest around 9:48 a.m. D.C. Fire and EMS is also at the scene, and investigators include specialists from the police’s car crash team.

Glover declined to identify the victim or provide additional details until next of kin could be notified.

Kristi King

Kristi King is a veteran reporter who has been working in the WTOP newsroom since 1990. She covers everything from breaking news to consumer concerns and the latest medical developments.

Jack Pointer

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