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3 killed in fiery crash involving oxygen truck on I-66 Express Lanes in Fairfax
FOX 5 DC • • nation
Key Points:
- Three people died in a fiery collision on the westbound I-66 Express Lanes in Fairfax County Sunday afternoon after a Honda Pilot crashed into the back of a stopped truck carrying oxygen tanks.
- The impact caused the Honda to catch fire, and all three occupants inside were pronounced dead at the scene.
- A Toyota 4Runner was also involved prior to the collision, and both the Toyota driver and the truck driver were charged with reckless driving by state police.
- The westbound Express Lanes were closed for nearly seven hours as emergency crews cleared the scene and police conducted their investigation, reopening just before 11 p.m.
- The identities of the deceased victims have not yet been released.
