Police investigate deadly crash in Tacoma
TACOMA, Wash. - Police are investigating a deadly crash that happened in a residential neighborhood in Tacoma on Thursday night.
Shortly after 10 p.m., the Tacoma Police Department (TPD) sent an alert to the public saying officers were investigating a deadly crash on McKinley Ave. between E 40th St. and E 43rd St.
At the time of the crash, authorities closed McKinley Ave. between those two streets mentioned earlier, and between East G St. and East F St. for several hours.
The TPD asked the public to seek alternate routes as detectives investigated the scene.
We are investigating a fatality vehicle accident on McKinley Avenue between East 40th and East 43rd Streets. McKinley Avenue is closed between these streets (north/south) and East "G" Street and East "F" Street (east/west) for the next several hours. Please use alternate routes. pic.twitter.com/23Tcg7eNGO
— Tacoma Police Department (@TacomaPD) May 10, 2024
Further information is limited at this time. It is unclear what led up to the crash.
At this point, FOX 13 can confirm that at least one person died.
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