Two people are dead after a car flew off the Arlington Memorial Bridge and into the Potomac River when it collided with another car on Thursday evening.

A crash caused a vehicle to veer off the Arlington Memorial Bridge in Washington, D.C., entering the icy water of the Potomac River. The crash occurred just before 7 p.m. on Thursday. The bridge was closed for a crash investigation,

The United States Park Police confirmed that a person is dead after a pickup truck drove off the Arlington Memorial Bridge and fell into the Potomac River Thursday evening. The incident happened on Jan.