Crime & Safety
1 Dead After Rear-Ending Tractor-Trailer In PG County
Maryland State Police said the crash happened Friday morning on Interstate 495 near Oxon Hill.
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — A person died on Interstate 495 on Friday morning when the SUV they were driving rear-ended a tractor-trailer.
According to Maryland State Police, the crash happened around 3:45 a.m. in the northbound lanes near the Anacostia Freeway. Police said the driver of a Jeep Compass died when the vehicle collided with a semi parked on the left shoulder.
Police did not release the victim's name. The driver of the tractor-trailer declined medical treatment.
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The roadway was closed for several hours following the crash, but has since reopened.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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