Temporary Road Closures, One Injured in Midnight Collisions on I-495

Sideways tractor-trailer on sky ramp over I-270 Spur

The outer loop of I-495 was temporarily closed overnight between Georgia and Connecticut Avenues due to multiple collisions involving four tractor-trailers around midnight.

At around 2 a.m. Thursday, the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue hazmat team and the Maryland Department of the Environment were on the scene of one of the collisions—a sideways trailer on the sky ramp over I-270 Spur. The driver was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. During the incident, fuel and wood were spilled onto the road.

Maryland State Police, Maryland Highway Administration and MCFRS Emergency Medical and Integrated Healthcare Services were also on the scene.

The accidents have since been cleared up and all lanes have reopened.

ICYMI (6/11 ~midnite) Bektway Shut Down overnite OL I495 Beltway between Georgia Ave & Connecticut Ave, just prior to Connecticut Ave, multiple (4) tractor-trailers involved in several collisions, hazmat/fuel spill, some lanes blocked @mcfrs @MDSP @MDSHA @MDEnvironment pic.twitter.com/eGvqUuGknR

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) June 11, 2020

ICYMI (~2a 6/11) OL I495 Beltway, Big Curve/Skyramp over I270 Spur, collision, tractor trailer on it’s side, w/ fuel spill, cargo (mostly lumber) spilled onto road, lanes blocked, @mcfrs HazMat & @MDEnvironment on scene @MDSP @mdsha, @MCFRS_EMIHS transported driver NLT injury pic.twitter.com/VKGCeMd8Oi

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) June 11, 2020

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Tori Bergel was a summer 2020 intern at Montgomery Community Media. At the time, she was a rising senior within the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.

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