Westbound I-30 is closed near downtown Dallas after fatal crash kills pedestrian, officials say

One person died in a crash involving a pedestrian, causing the westbound lanes of Interstate 30 to shut down near Sylvan Avenue, officials said.

DALLAS — All westbound lanes of Interstate 30 are closed Tuesday morning after a pedestrian was hit and killed, officials said.

Deputies responded around 4:45 a.m. on Tuesday, March 17, to the westbound lanes of I-30 at Sylvan Avenue, on the Margaret McDermott Bridge near downtown Dallas, the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post. 

All lanes were blocked as a result of a crash, but cars were able to navigate around the crash by using part of the on-ramp where I-30 connects to the bridge. 

Around 5:25 a.m., traffic was backed up significantly as a result of the crash.