North Richland Hills police are investigating after a deadly crash left a Fort Worth man dead and sent another to the hospital Monday evening.
Police said Christopher Koskinen was driving his white, two-door sedan eastbound on North Tarrant Parkway near Davis Boulevard when witnesses reported hearing a loud pop. The car flipped, rolled over the median into westbound traffic and caught fire.
The crash happened at about 7 p.m., shutting down the road for several hours.
Eastbound lanes were re-opened just after 9 p.m.
Koskinen was ejected and killed on impact, police said. The impact was so violent, the car was ripped into two pieces.
The sedan hit a minivan driving in the westbound lanes. The driver of the minivan was taken to the hospital. The minivan driver suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Police said speed may have been a factor, but the investigation is ongoing.
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An additional three other vehicles were involved in the accident as a result of swerving to to miss the initial incident. However, no other injuries were reported.
