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Updated: Part of I-270 Reopened After Crash
Several people were transported to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries following the accident, said Sgt. Eric Corbin of the Maryland State Police.
Update 3:57 p.m. --- Part of I-270 was closed after three cars and a tractor trailer carrying cement were involved in an accident near the intersection of Father Hurley Boulevard.
Several people were transported to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries following the accident, said Sgt. Eric Corbin of the Maryland State Police.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue crews .
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At first, both northboud and southbound lanes of I-270 were closed. But northbound was reopened around 15 minutes later, Corbin told Patch.
It was originally though a medevac helicopter would be needed, but it was canceled.
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Once tow trucks are able to move the tractor trailer, I-270 southbound will be reopened, Corbin said.
Update 3:46 --- All northbound lanes of Interstate 270 have reopened and one southbound lane of I-270 has reopened, after a crash near the southbound exit for Father Hurley Boulevard shut down the Interstate at around 3:00 p.m. Monday.
Two southbound lanes are expected to reopen by 4 p.m., said Charlie Gischlar, a spokesman for the State Highway Administration.
Gischlar said that a cement truck and a crash attenuation truck were involved in the crash. The vehicles were part of a crew contracted to do work on the highway.
Original -- Both Directions of Interstate-270 are closed due to a crash near the southbound Father Hurley Boulevard exit, State Highway Administration announced.
A collision between a at least two vehicles — a vehicle and cement truck — has left four people with life-threatening injuries and that at least two people trapped, said Montgomery County Fire and EMS spokesman Oscar Garcia.
Garcia said EMS was dispatched to the scene at around 2:30 p.m. Monday. As of 3:15 p.m. both northbound and southbound I-270 were shut down, according to the state Highway Administration. Patch was not able to confirm a tweet sent by Montgomery County Police that northbound I-270 had re-opened.
The SHA is advising drivers to expect major delays and use MD 355 as an alternate route.
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