Early morning crash leaves 2 pedestrians dead, causes major backup in Fort Worth

FORT WORTH, Texas - Fort Worth police are investigating a crash early Saturday morning that resulted in the deaths of two pedestrians.

The wreck happened just before 4 a.m., and it caused all the westbound lanes of the Northwest Loop 820 to be blocked for several hours.

Responding officers found two pedestrians who had been struck by a vehicle. The driver involved abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot.

One pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. The other pedestrian was taken to a hospital, where they were later pronounced dead.

No details have been released about what led up to the crash, but traffic was diverted onto the frontage road of 820 at North Main Street and Decatur Road as police investigated the crash.

Traffic reopened shortly after 8 a.m.