Crime & Safety
Lumber Spill Jammed Interstate 95 In Baltimore County: Officials
The spill reportedly involved a bus and lumber truck.
BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD - A tractor-trailer lost its load on Interstate 95 north near White Marsh Thursday morning, clogging the highway for several hours, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority.
The express toll lanes were closed as a result and so was one lane on I-95 north between the exits for I-695 and MD 43.
The three-vehicle crash was reported at approximately 7 a.m.; it had cleared as of 10:04 a.m., according to state transportation officials.
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A lumber truck lost its load, and the driver of an MTA bus became stuck when the lumber traveled into the vehicle, according to WBAL, which reported the driver has since been freed and was uninjured.
95 NORTH UPDATE: A piece of lumber that was thrown from the truck crashed through the right front door of an MTA bus pinning the driver pic.twitter.com/mbKZpFQ8sf
— Jim Russ (@JimWBALTraffic) March 23, 2017
Northbound drivers on I-95 experienced heavy delays as a result of the incident.
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NB I-95 ETLs both lanes blocked. Left lane NB I-95 past Ex64/I-695 blocked. Tractor trailer lost its load. Expect delays. #baltraffic
— MDTA (@TheMDTA) March 23, 2017
Still from CHART traffic camera.
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