1 dead after vehicle plunges from Fort Worth overpass

FORT WORTH, Texas - One person was killed after a vehicle plunged off a bridge just north of downtown Fort Worth early Tuesday morning.

It happened around 1:45 a.m. on northbound Interstate 35W at Highway 121.

Police said the driver lost control and hit a concrete barrier. The vehicle then went off the overpass.

The driver survived and was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

A passenger in the vehicle died in the crash. That person’s name has not yet been released.

All northbound lanes of I-35W at Hwy. 121 and the eastbound lanes of Hwy. 121 were shut down for several hours.

Police are still investigating the cause of the crash.