Crime & Safety
Dump Truck Overturns Near Reston, Great Falls; Georgetown Pike Shut Down for Hours
Police spent hours cleaning up a major crash that resulted in Georgetown Pike being shut down for hours.
UPDATE 2:20 p.m.: Georgetown Pike has been reopened in both directions.
RESTON, VA — Police have shut down Georgetown Pike near the Reston and Great Falls area after a dump truck overturned Wednesday morning.
Fairfax County Police tweeted at 11:24 a.m. that the road had been closed between Applewood Lane and Ellsworth Avenue. The crash happened in the 10100 block of Georgetown Pike.
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Police say they are looking at a two-hour closure at this point.
UPDATE 12:31 p.m.:
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Update accident Georgetown Pike/ Applewood Ln, Officers & Road Crews at the scene are working diligently to clean up the roadway. pic.twitter.com/vPRiib6ch2
— Fairfax Co. Police (@fairfaxpolice) April 12, 2017
#BREAKING @fairfaxpolice on the scene 10100 blk GTown Pike #GreatFalls #Fairfax. Overturned dump truck. Road closed #nbc4dc pic.twitter.com/Ykm5YTYCKV
— Charlie Bragale (@charlienbc) April 12, 2017
Image via FCPD
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