By Cody Mello-Klein | cmelloklein@alextimes.com

A crash involving five vehicles in the 3200 block of Duke Street left one person dead and multiple injured on Tuesday night, according to a news release from the Alexandria Police Department.

Police responded to reports of a crash at about 11:50 p.m. on Tuesday and arrived on Duke Street to find five vehicles in the road that had sustained some kind of damage from the incident. According to APD, one person died, while the crash also resulted in once critical injury, one serious injury and two minor injuries.

Police are still investigating the crash, but preliminary findings indicate speed was likely a factor. APD encourages anyone with knowledge of the crash to contact Officer Wesley Vitale at 703-746-6178 or wesley.vitale@alexandriava.gov.