A man is dead, a boy is in critical condition and five others are injured after a Metrobus and a van crashed in Southeast Washington, D.C., officials said.
The vehicles collided head-on about 1:20 a.m. Sunday near Martin Luther King Jr Avenue and Highview Place Southeast, D.C. Fire and EMS said.
The van's driver, a man, and a boy were trapped in the wrecked vehicle and extricated, officials said.
The man died at the scene, D.C. police said. His name was not immediately released.
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The boy was taken to a hospital in critical condition, officials said.
The bus driver and four passengers had minor injuries, Metro said. They were taken to hospitals, according to D.C. Fire and EMS.
A white van was seen crashed against the front driver’s side of the Metrobus. The front of the van was crumpled and extensively damaged, images show.
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Details about the cause of the crash weren’t immediately available. The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating.
Hazardous materials teams were requested to clean up a fuel spill, officials said.
Our news partners at WTOP report that the fuel was cleaned up and the road was reopened after about 4 hours.
Stay with News4 for more on this developing story.
Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated the date of the crash.
