Two people were killed Tuesday evening in a fiery car crash in the District on the Southeast Freeway, the D.C. police said.

       The two were apparently in one of the cars in the crash, which occurred about 6:45 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of the freeway, also known as Interstate 695, near the exit for the 11th Street Bridge, said Officer Hugh Carew, a police spokesman.

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       No names were available for the two, and the cause of the crash could not be immediately learned.

       In the crash, the victims’ car apparently caught fire after colliding with a dump truck, according to Vito Maggiolo, a spokesman for the D.C. fire department. He said a third vehicle was also involved in the crash.

       At least one person suffered injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening. That person was taken to a hospital, Maggiolo said.

       He said the fire department extinguished the blaze in the car.