Route 24 Shut Down For Crash In Forest Hill: Transportation Officials

FOREST HILL, MD — All lanes of MD 24 are closed in Forest Hill Tuesday afternoon, and police advise it may be hours before they reopen.

A crash occurred in the area of MD 24 at North Forest Drive, and wires came down as a result, according to Maryland State Police with the Bel Air barrack.

It may be three hours before MD 24 reopens, police said in a statement after 1 p.m., advising that Newport Drive is accessible from MD 23 as an alternate route.

All lanes of MD 24 were closed between East Jarrettsville Road and North Forest Drive as of 1:25 p.m., according to state transportation officials, who said the collision occurred around 11:45 a.m.

See the latest lane closure information from state transportation officials.

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