WASHINGTON — One person is critical and another is seriously injured following a crash on the Capital Beltway Thursday morning that snarled traffic for hours.
A collision between a box truck and tractor trailer during the Thursday morning commute led to at least two injuries — one is critical, the other is serious, Prince George’s Fire Department spokesman Mark Brady tweeted.
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The crash had blocked all lanes earlier in the morning. They were reopened shortly after 12:30 p.m., when the crash investigation was over.
Both victims were trapped inside the wreckage of the crash but Prince George’s emergency personnel were able to extricate them.
ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ through the area had been reduced to a crawl.
