WASHINGTON — All lanes of Rock Creek Parkway have reopened between Calvert Street and Virginia Avenue after a crash after a car drove off the road and into a nearby creek Thursday morning.
The car was driving in the southbound lanes of Rock Creek Parkway, when it crossed over the northbound lanes and went into the creek at about 2:30 a.m., says Brian Huss with the U.S. Park Police.
The car overturned and landed upside down in the water.
Emergency vehicles transported the vehicle’s two occupants — a man and a woman — to an area hospital. Officials say the woman sustained critical injuries and the man has minor injuries.
Officials haven’t said who was driving at the time of the crash.
Rock Creek Parkway was closed at P Street Northwest. All lanes reopened at about 8 a.m. after crews removed the car and cleared the scene.
OPEN #DCtraffic #WTOP pic.twitter.com/b8SGnwHzck
— Kristi King (@kingWTOP) May 22, 2014
Extensive front end damage on car that landed roof down in Rock Ck #DCtraffic #WTOP pic.twitter.com/36WEBbvsoV
— Kristi King (@kingWTOP) May 22, 2014
Rock Ck in area of car wreck not very deep #DCtraffic #WTOP pic.twitter.com/olSkiMNstt
— Kristi King (@kingWTOP) May 22, 2014
Rock Creek Parkway CLOSED btwn Calvert and Va ave. car into water near P st 2 at Hosp #DCtraffic #WTOP pic.twitter.com/dXuW8yBGsE
— Kristi King (@kingWTOP) May 22, 2014
Below is a map with the location of the closure.
WTOP’s Kristi King contributed to this report. Follow @kingWTOP and @WTOP on Twitter and WTOP on Facebook.
