Collision Involving Truck on I-270 Injures Two

Two adults were taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries following a collision on Southbound I-270 Friday morning, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer said.

A two-vehicle collision involving a tree-trimming truck occurred just past Muddy Branch Road, Piringer wrote around 7:20 a.m. The truck overturned and the two occupants were trapped but quickly removed.

Four main lanes were temporarily closed past Muddy Branch Road. Three reopened as of about 8:40 a.m., Montgomery County Emergency Management and Homeland Security said. Residents should expect delays as clean-up continues, the office said.

Three right main lanes reopened SB I-270 past Muddy Branch Rd. from earlier traffic incident. Expect significant residual delays as clean up continues. #mdtraffic

— Montgomery Co OEMHS (@ReadyMontgomery) July 9, 2021

Update – SB I270 IAO Muddy Branch Rd, 2- vehicle collision, incl overturned ‘tree-trimming’ truck (w/osculating ‘boom’), 2 occupants trapped in truck quickly extricated by @mcfrs , @MCFRS_EMIHS evaluated several & transported 2 adults, 1 Pri2 trauma & 1 Pri3, both NLT https://t.co/0VhmgS5SYY

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) July 9, 2021

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