Two people suffered critical injuries after a fiery two-vehicle crash on the GW Parkway early Sunday morning.
The crash happened around 1 a.m. in Arlington County, reportedly near the Parkway’s second overlook. Initial reports suggest that one driver was pulled from their burning vehicle by a U.S. Park Police officer, while the other was trapped and extricated by firefighters after a rescue operation.
A serious crash on GW Parkway injured two construction workers and left passengers trapped inside a flaming vehicle on Friday night, authorities say.
One of the construction workers was taken to the hospital in “life-threatening condition,” while the other five people were transported “in critical but stable condition,” U.S. Park Police told ARLnow.
A serious crash has resulted in multiple hospitalizations and a partial closure of the GW Parkway.
The crash happened around 10:30 p.m. Friday on the southbound GW Parkway just south of Memorial Circle. Initial reports suggest a vehicle crashed, rolled down an embankment and caught fire with people still inside.
A woman was hospitalized after being struck in the head by a falling rock while she was dining outside in Ballston earlier this month.
The unusual incident happened just before 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, near the end of brunch service at The Salt Line.
Update on 6/24/26 — The victim has died, according to ACFD.
Earlier: One person suffered life-threatening injuries after being rescued from a house fire in the East Falls Church area Sunday evening.
Update on 4/28/26 — The woman struck by the bus has died, according to police.
Earlier: A woman was seriously injured after colliding with a bus while riding a scooter in Rosslyn.
A 25-year-old Arlington woman has been arrested and charged with felony hit and run in connection with an early-morning crash on Route 50 that left a pedestrian critically injured.
Valeria Galdo Camacho turned herself in to police at the Magistrate’s Office at approximately 11 a.m. today (Sunday), the Arlington County Police Department said in a press release.
Update on 3/1/26 — The striking driver has been arrested, Arlington County police announced Sunday evening. The victim remains in critical condition.
Earlier: The westbound lanes of Route 50 are closed after a reported hit and run.
Police are looking for a suspect in a serious assault in Crystal City.
It happened around 8 p.m. Wednesday along 23rd Street S., just east of Route 1. Police say the suspect approached the victim, demanded his backpack, and struck him with a glass bottle when he refused. The suspect fled and the victim was hospitalized with serious injuries.
All lanes of northbound I-395 were diverted onto S. Glebe Road last night after a fatal crash on the highway involving a police vehicle.
The crash happened just before 9:45 p.m. Wednesday near the exit to Washington Blvd, about 10 minutes after an officer reported making a traffic stop in the same area. Officers were said to be on scene and performing CPR on a driver within minutes of the crash, according to scanner traffic.
An Arlington County police officer is recovering from serious injuries suffered during a traffic stop early Saturday.
The officer had stopped a car on the 1600 block of S. Eads Street in Crystal City when he was struck by a passing driver who then fled the scene, according to ACPD.
A teenage girl suffered significant injuries after being struck by a driver while on her way to school.
The crash happened around 7:15 a.m. this morning (Friday) at the intersection of N. Jefferson Street and 15th Street N., a few blocks from Swanson Middle School, in the Westover area.
