Four people killed in Tarrant County crashes early Sunday. What to know

Four people died in three separate crashes on Tarrant County freeways early Sunday, authorities said. The wrecks unfolded across Fort Worth and in Hurst between roughly 2 a.m. and 4:30 a.m., with investigations ongoing.

Here are key takeaways:

• Two people were killed in a fiery crash on northbound Loop 820 in Hurst about 3:45 a.m., when a vehicle slammed into an embankment and burst into flames, police said. Heat from the fire destroyed the vehicle’s license plate and made the vehicle identification number inaccessible, complicating efforts to identify the two people found dead inside.
• A man was fatally struck on southbound Interstate 35W near East Ripy Street in Fort Worth shortly before 2 a.m. after he got out to inspect damage from a minor crash, Fort Worth police said. The driver who hit the man on I-35W fled the scene, and although the suspect vehicle was later found at a different location, no arrests have been announced.
• A wrong-way driver on Texas 121 near the Sylvania Avenue exit collided with another vehicle around 4:30 a.m., killing one driver at the scene and sending the other driver to a hospital in Fort Worth.
• The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office will identify the victims from all three crashes after next of kin are notified, and investigations remain ongoing.

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