Car plunges into Potomac river after crashing on Arlington Memorial Bridge

A pickup truck on Thursday evening collided with another vehicle on the Arlington Memorial Bridge between Virginia and Washington, D.C., and plunged into the Potomac river, according to D.C.'s Fire and Emergency Medical Services. 

Traffic on the bridge has been closed by U.S. Park Services, according to NBC Washington. 

"Vehicle into Potomac River beneath the Arlington Memorial bridge," D.C.'s Fire and EMS said on X. "Vehicle submerged. In process of transporting divers out to scene. Vehicle came off the bridge after collision with another vehicle."

One person was in the vehicle that fell into the river, the department said, and was transported to a nearby hospital in "critical life threatening condition." Two other people from the crash on the bridge had been transported to a nearby hospital with minor injuries. 

Additional searches around the sunken vehicle did not find any other victims, the department said.

Drivers are asked to avoid the Arlington Memorial Bridge, Rock Creek Parkway, and Ohio Drive.

The cause of the crash was not immediately clear.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.