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Driver killed in head-on, three-car crash in Norfolk

Janis Neal, 68, of Hampton died after a car crossed a median, hitting her car.
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A stretch of Tidewater Drive was fully shut down for a short time Tuesday morning due to a fatal crash.

NORFOLK, Va. (WVEC) -- Police said a driver died in a head-on crash that involved three vehicles Tuesday morning.

The wreck happened at on the Roland park overpass in the 6400 block of Tidewater Dr. shortly after 6 a.m.

Investigators said 68-year-old Janis B. Neal of the 1100 block of Old Buckroe Rd. in Hampton died at the crash site.

A Cadillac CTS was heading northbound on Tidewater Drive when the 48-year-old driver lost control and crossed the median, hitting Neal's Ford Escort. Neal's car then hit a Chevrolet Silverado.

Medics took the driver of the Cadillac to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. He should be all right.

The driver of the 27-year-old driver of the Chevy was not hurt.

PHOTOS: Deadly crash shuts down Tidewater Drive at Widgeon Rd.

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