Truck Hauling Mangoes Overturned On Beltway, Blocking Lanes

BETHESDA, MD — A tractor-trailer hauling mangoes overturned on the Capital Beltway in Bethesda Wednesday morning, blocking several lanes of traffic.

The incident happened around 3 a.m. on the Outer Loop of the Beltway, just after the I-270 split, said Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer. One person suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

(~3a) OL I495 just past I-270 Split (near Rockville Pike), collision w/ overturned TT, @MCFRS_EMIHS evaluating 1 adult w/NLT injuries, no reported hazmats. @mcfrs PE720, M750B, A751, PE726, RS741 responded, @MDSP @MDSHA CHART also on scene. Some lanes blocked pic.twitter.com/CjomkVzm7u
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) November 6, 2019

As of 9:45 a.m., recovery efforts blocked two right lanes heading westbound. Commuters could only get by driving in the left two lanes.

UPDATE: Tractor Trailer Crash. I-495 WB (OL) near I-270 (Exit 35). Montgomery County, MD. Incident recovery now blocks two right lanes with two left lanes getting by the scene.
— MATOC Alerts (@MATOC) November 6, 2019

All lanes were reopened shortly before 11 a.m., according to transportation officials.