2 pedestrians dead in Southwest DC crash

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Two people are dead after they were hit by a car in Southwest D.C. on Saturday morning.

The U.S. Park Police tell WTOP they responded to Hains Point just after 10:30 a.m. for reports of a pedestrian-involved crash.

When police arrived, they found two people with critical injuries. They were taken to the hospital where they both died, according to police.

Park Police say the driver is cooperating with the investigation.

A map of the crash scene can be seen below:

 

Thomas Robertson

Thomas Robertson is an Associate Producer and Web Writer/Editor at WTOP. After graduating in 2019 from James Madison University, Thomas moved away from Virginia for the first time in his life to cover the local government beat for a small daily newspaper in Zanesville, Ohio.

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