Traffic backed up on the Capital Beltway (Interstate 495) in Montgomery County Tuesday morning after a multi-car collision and another fiery crash that killed one person and injured another, officials said.
Four or five vehicles were involved in a crash on the Outer Loop near Exit 36, between Old Georgetown Road (MD-187) and Rockville Pike (MD-355) about 5:45 a.m., Montgomery County fire department officials said.
Delays extended more than 8 miles to New Hampshire Avenue (MD-650), the Metropolitan Area Transportation Operations Coordination (MATOC) Program said.
Injuries were reported, but traffic officials didn't immediately announced how many people were hurt.
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A left lane on-ramp was blocked about 7:15 a.m., but traffic was getting by on the four main lanes, MATOC said.
Earlier, a vehicle went off the road, struck a tree and caught fire along the Beltway’s Inner Loop after Old Georgetown Road near Exit 34 about 5 a.m., Montgomery County fire officials said.
One person was treated for traumatic injuries on the scene but did not survive. Another person was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive, Montgomery County fire department spokesperson Pete Piringer said.
Traffic was getting by on two lanes.
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