1 killed, 1 injured in Clifton crash

One person died in a crash that shut down Clifton Avenue for hours Thursday morning, according to the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office.

The crash was reported outside Clifton Mosque near McAlpin Avenue around 4 a.m.

A vehicle struck a Duke Energy utility pole.

Two people with serious injuries were taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati police said earlier Thursday.

One of them was pronounced dead there, a coroner’s report shows.

The person’s name and age were not released pending notification of next of kin.

The Cincinnati Police Department’s Traffic Unit is investigating.

Enquirer media partner Fox19 provided this report

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