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Crash between van and Metrobus leaves van driver dead, young passenger critically injured

According to DC Fire, a van collided with a Metrobus on the A8 route. The bus driver and 4 passengers suffered minor injuries.

WASHINGTON — The driver of a van is dead and a 10-year-old passenger is critically injured after a van collided with a Metrobus early Sunday morning, DC Fire and EMS reported. 

The incident happened just before 1:30 a.m. at Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE and Highview Place SE in Southeast D.C. According to DC Fire, a van collided with a Metrobus on the A8 route.

Two people inside the van suffered life-threatening injuries and DC Fire called for additional EMS units as entrapment was reported. 

The driver of the van, later identified as 47-year-old Demetrius Feltz, succumbed to his injuries and his passenger, a 10-year-old child, was taken to the hospital and is being treated for life-threatening injuries, police said.

WMATA said that the bus operator and four passengers on board suffered minor injuries. 

The roadway was closed for a time while a HAZMAT unit was attending a fuel spill. The incident remains under investigation by MPD. 

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