Deadly single-car crash in Fairfax Co. leaves 2 dead, 2 kids hurt

Two people are dead and two children are injured, one critically, after a single-car crash early Sunday on Chain Bridge Road over Interstate 66 in Oakton, Virginia, police said.

Fairfax County police said officers were called to the scene, where a female driver was pronounced dead. An adult male passenger and two children were transported to a hospital. The man later died, and one of the children was being treated for critical injuries.

Investigators are working to determine what led to the crash.

A map of the area is below.

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Matt Small

Matt joined WTOP News at the start of 2020, after contributing to Washington’s top news outlet as an Associated Press journalist for nearly 18 years.

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