Crash Involving Tractor Trailer On I-70 In Baltimore County Leaves 3 Hospitalized
BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Units from Baltimore County and Howard County are responding to a "serious crash" involving a tractor trailer and another vehicle on a stretch of eastbound of I-70, the Baltimore County Fire Department said.
As of 6:30 p.m., eastbound I-70 is open, while the westbound lanes are closed.
Units from #BCoFD, @HCDFRS o/s, I-70 btw exits 87 & 91 eastbound. Working a serious crash involving a tractor trailer & 2nd vehicle; heavy entrapment. Multiple patients including one Pri 1. All lanes blocked eastbound from exit 87 to exit 91. Use an alternate route. DT 306 EA pic.twitter.com/duzAIUiWr7
— Baltimore County Fire Department (@BaltCoFire) May 11, 2022
All eastbound lanes were previously blocked between exit 87 and exit 91, the fire department said.
Maryland State Police investigators believe a tractor trailer rear-ended an Acura, which rear-ended a Lexus. All three drivers were hospitalized, but their conditions are unknown.
Police said impaired driving is not believed to be a factor in the crash.
WJZ's Vic Carter reported traffic was backed up for at least 20 minutes.
@wjz MAJOR accident 70 E @ 695. Traffic at a standstill. Have been sitting here 20 minute pic.twitter.com/yiSWAMq0A8
— @vicCBSWJZ (@viccbswjz) May 11, 2022