ST. LOUIS — A deadly crash late Sunday night closed eastbound Interstate 44 in downtown St. Louis for hours.
According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, investigators were called to the scene of a two-vehicle crash at about 10 p.m. Sunday on eastbound I-44 near Walnut Street.
Police said one person died in the crash. As of Monday morning, the victim was not yet identified.
According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, the crash closed all eastbound lanes of I-44 past Interstate 64 until about 12:30 a.m. Monday.
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