Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Expect a sunny day with highs nearing 90 degrees and a west wind blowing at 5 to 8 mph. Come Thursday night, the skies will be partly cloudy as temperatures drop to around 64 degrees. The calm wind will shift to a northeastern direction at 5 to 8 mph after midnight.
🚨 You need to know
Two people were hospitalized after a serious crash on the George Washington Parkway yesterday afternoon.
The crash happened around 5 p.m. on the George Washington Parkway near Daingerfield Island, WTOP reported.
One car overturned completely and the other suffered significant front-end damage.
WTOP reported that two people were taken to the hospital, one with injuries never considered life threatening, the other was initially considered critical but has since improved.
Just passed an accident on GW Parkway near Reagan Airport. Hope everyone is okay. pic.twitter.com/VABGkyb7iH
— Ahmad Shah Mohibi (@ahmadsmohibi) May 1, 2024
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