Numerous crashes including more than 40 automobiles took place on Chesapeake Bay Bridge in Maryland on Saturday, hurting 13 individuals and requiring short-term closures.
In numerous statements on X throughout Saturday early morning, the Maryland transport authority stated that all lanes had actually been closed following a multivehicle crash on westbound lanes and cautioned of significant hold-ups. According to the MDTA, its cops dispatch gotten preliminary calls of the crash at 8am.
It included that tow operators had actually actively been clearing lorries which drivers need to remain on United States 50 on both sides of the bridge to keep regional highways open. The MDTA likewise stated that eastbound and westbound traffic had actually been changing turns on the eastbound bridge.
The MDTA revealed that at around 1.50 pm on Saturday afternoon, all lanes had actually been resumed which eastbound rotating traffic had actually been ceased.
MDTA reports that 23 lorries had actually been associated with a “chain-reaction crash on the westbound period”. It included that private investigators think that around 20 extra automobiles had actually been associated with the secondary crashes.
According to authorities, 2 individuals were required to healthcare facilities with major injuries while 11 others were likewise injured. None of the injuries are thought to be deadly.
Examinations into the crashes stay underway.