One person was killed and 19 were injured after a tour bus overtued on the George Washington Parkway southeast of Washington D.C. on Tuesday afteoon, police said.
The crash happened around 5:10 p.m. just north of the Mount Veon Estate in Mt. Veon, Va., law enforcement officials said.
The accident involved a shuttle-sized tour bus and another vehicle, U.S. Park Police said.
GW Parkway at Stratford Lane: All lanes closed in both directions. Please use alteate routes. https://t.co/4GoSk0cCZm
— VDOT Northe VA (@VaDOTNOVA) June 14, 2016
Major traffic incident on George Washington Memorial Pkwy/Stratford Ln. Shut down until further notice. pic.twitter.com/4NFQ4Z2bsS
— Fairfax Co. Police (@fairfaxpolice) June 14, 2016
"The bus, carrying foreign visitors, had 18 passengers plus the driver. The passenger car had two occupants," US Park Police said in a statement.
Nineteen people were taken to a local hospital, where three are in critical condition, police said.
The parkway has been closed in both directions in the area until further notice, the Virginia Department of Transportation said on Twitter.