CINCINNATI — Westbound I-74 near I-75 is closed after a fatal crash on Tuesday morning, according to a release from the Cincinnati Police Department.
The release said that at approximately 2:56 a.m., CPD District Three officers responded to the crash in the westbound lanes of I-74 near Colerain Avenue.
When police arrived, officers found one person trapped inside a vehicle. Emergency crews extracted the person and declared them dead at the scene.
According to the Cincinnati Fire Department, a second person involved in the crash was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center with "significant injuries."
A portion of the highway on westbound I-74 from I-75 will remain closed for an extended period while police investigate the crash, according to CPD.
Officials have not yet provided any information on what may have led up to the crash, or the identity of the person who died.
