Two dead after car crash on I-495 in Fairfax County

Two men died after a two-vehicle crash on Tuesday night in the northbound lanes of Interstate 495 in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Officials said the crash took place around 10:15 p.m. near Exit 46 for Chain Bridge Road in Tysons when a Mazda was headed south in the northbound lanes of I-495 and hit a Buick Encore head-on. The Buick engulfed.

The drivers of both vehicles, both men were pronounced dead at the scene.

A female passenger in the Buick, was hospitalized for life-threatening injuries.

The crash remains under investigation by Virginia State Police.