Pedestrian killed in multivehicle crash near White House

A pedestrian has been killed in a multivehicle crash near the White House. (Courtesy 7News)

A pedestrian has been killed in multivehicle crash near the White House on Wednesday afternoon.

It happened at the intersection of 16th and L streets in Northwest near the Capital Hilton Hotel in Downtown D.C. around 4 p.m.

At least four vehicles were involved, and police said that a man died at the scene and three people were taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

D.C. police said in a post on X that the 1000 block of 16th Street and 1600 block of L Street remain closed due to the police investigation.

Below is the area where the crash occurred:

This is a developing story. Stay with WTOP for the latest.

Ciara Wells

Ciara Wells is the Evening Digital Editor at WTOP. She is a graduate of American University where she studied journalism and Spanish. Before joining WTOP, she was the opinion team editor at a student publication and a content specialist at an HBCU in Detroit.

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