Traffic & Transit
Debris Rains Down Onto Cars Following Beltway Truck Crash: MCFRS
One person is hurt after a tractor-trailer driver lost control and slammed into the wall of a Beltway overpass, say officials.
BETHESDA, MD — At least one person is injured on Monday after a tractor-trailer driver slammed into a barrier on a Beltway overpass, sending debris onto commuters down below, according to Montgomery County fire officials.
The truck driver was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. It is unclear how the driver lost control of the vehicle.
The crash happened where the Outer Loop of I-495 meets I-270 — near Old Georgetown Road and Bradley Boulevard in Bethesda, said fire department spokesman Pete Piringer. The tractor-trailer damaged the barrier, causing debris to rain down on commuters below. Several cars were hit while driving on both the northbound and southbound lanes of I-270.
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No other injuries have been reported.
Update - I495 Beltway (I270 Spur overpass) between Old Georgetown Road & Bradley Blvd - Tractor trailer into jersey wall. @MCFRS_EMIHS transporting injured TT driver NLT, Debris on NB & SB I270 Spur w/ several damaged vehicles @mcfrs HazMat assisting w/ small diesel spill pic.twitter.com/Y7mqqo58kK
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) September 30, 2019
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