2 People Killed In Early Morning Crash In Arlington On July 4

ARLINGTON, VA — Two people died in a single-vehicle crash in Arlington early in the morning on July 4 when the driver of a car crashed into a tree, according to the Arlington County Police Department.

Shortly after 2 a.m. on Tuesday, police were dispatched to S. Walter Reed Drive at S. Dinwiddie Street for the report of a vehicle fire. The car that caught fire was traveling southbound on Walter Reed Drive when it left the roadway, entered the median and struck a tree, police said.

The driver of the car, who was pronounced dead at the scene, has been identified as 23-year-old Furkan Avkan of Alexandria, according to police. A passenger, who had to be removed from the car, died at a hospital. She has been identified 21-year-old Habiba Harbaoui, who was visiting the area from Tunisia.

Another passenger who had to be removed from the car was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition, police said.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation, according to police. Anyone with information about the crash can contact Detective T. Parsons at tparsons@arlingtonva.us or 703-228-4172.