Crash on DC-295 leaves 1 dead, northbound lanes reopen after 10 hours

One person is dead after an early morning crash Saturday, which closed off a portion of D.C. Route 295 for over 10 hours.

The crash happened before 2:15 a.m. on the northbound lanes of DC-295 between the 11th Street bridge and Pennsylvania Avenue SE.

In a news release, D.C. police said one person had been found at the scene unconscious and not breathing, and was later pronounced dead. Their age and gender has not been released.

Officials said the occupants of the striking vehicle fled the scene on foot.

No further details were provided.

D.C. police closed off the scene for a crash investigation. Once completed, it was cleared off shortly before 12:30 p.m., reopening the northbound lanes on DC-295.

See a map of where the crash and investigation took place below.

Ongoing crash investigation blocks all lanes on DC-295 northbound before Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast.
A map of the area on DC-295 northbound before Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast where the crash and subsequent investigation happened. (Screenshot/Google Maps)

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Ana Golden

Ana Golden is an Associate Producer for WTOP. Ana attended Emerson College and studied Journalism and Political Communication. While at Emerson, she worked as an associate producer for her school’s TV station, interned on senate and gubernatorial campaigns, and worked as a news anchor on 88.9 WER.

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