One dead in accident involving water truck on Commercial Drive

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Commercial Drive in Anchorage late Monday morning, according to Anchorage Police.

Anchorage police wrote in a news release Monday afternoon that officers were called to the 2800 block of Commercial Drive for a report of a two-vehicle crash. The news release said a water truck was traveling westbound when it crossed the center line and collided with an eastbound sedan.

The driver of the sedan – a woman whose name has not yet been released publicly – was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics from the Anchorage Fire Department who also arrived.

APD’s Major Collision Investigation Unit investigated the area before reopening Commercial Drive between the two ends of Rampart Drive. The department also said the driver of the water truck remained at the scene of the accident and was cooperating.

No charges have been filed and no summonses have been issued, police said. The cause of the accident is still being investigated.

Police are asking anyone who witnessed the accident who has not yet spoken to authorities to contact dispatch at 311 and select option 1, or call (907) 786-8900 and press “0” to be directed to the correct contact.

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