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Car bursts into flames after crash near Pentagon City

Car fire after crash on S. Joyce Street (photo courtesy anonymous)

A beemer barbecue following a single-vehicle crash closed part of S. Joyce Street near Pentagon City this morning.

The circumstances leading to the crash, which heavily damaged the BMW before it burst into flames, are unclear. The crash happened around 6 a.m. and left the male driver with facial injuries, according to scanner traffic.

The driver was reportedly able to get out the car before firefighters arrived on scene. He was brought to a local hospital for treatment.

Firefighters extinguished the blaze shortly after their arrival. Both lanes of S. Joyce Street heading from Army Navy Drive to Columbia Pike were blocked by the emergency response and cleanup.

Update at 8:45 a.m. — S. Joyce Street has reopened, per scanner traffic.

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