Car crash in Fairfax Co. kills 1

A man is dead after a car crash in Lorton, Virginia, Monday afternoon.

Fairfax County police said the crash happened before 4 p.m. at Ox Road and Palmer Drive.

The male driver was pronounced dead at the scene. It is unknown how many vehicles were involved in the accident.

Northbound lanes on Ox Road were closed for almost four hours as police investigated the crash.

The incident is still under investigation.

Below is a map of where the crash took place.

Juan Herrera

Juan Herrera is an associate producer for WTOP News. He joined the radio news team in 2021 after previously working for WMAL News as a news assistant. He is a graduate of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.

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