A cab driver was killed and two other people were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a three-vehicle crash Monday morning on Route 1 in the Fair Haven area of Virginia, according to Fairfax County police.
The crash happened just after 10 a.m. in the 6300 block of Route 1 and shut down the northbound lanes of Route 1 between Beacon Hill Road and North Kings Highway, police said.
According to Fairfax County police Capt. Jesse Katzman, a taxi cab was traveling at a “very high rate of speed” on Route 1 and struck a van, pushing that van into a Metrobus that was stopped for a red light.
The man driving the taxi, which had no passengers, was killed and two adult occupants of the van were taken to the hospital with what Katzman said were life-threatening injuries. Another person inside the van was also hurt, but their injuries were considered not life-threatening.
“Any time we have a loss of life, it’s extremely tragic,” Katzman said. “There is significant damage to both the van and to the taxi, so it is definitely a traumatic accident.”
None of the five occupants of the Metrobus were hurt. The bus was operating on the F1X route between King Street and Fort Belvoir and was in service carrying four passengers, along with its driver.
Katzman said investigators were able to see what happened from video captured by cameras on the Metrobus.
A map indicating the approximate location of the crash is below:
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