Image
1 killed, 3 injured in crash on BW Parkway near Greenbelt Road

1 killed, 3 injured in crash on BW Parkway near Greenbelt Road

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) -- Police are investigating after an overnight crash on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway near Greenbelt Road left one person dead and three others injured, shutting down the roadway's southbound lanes. The United States Park Police said officers responded to the crash involving three vehicles on the southbound lanes of the parkway, north of Greenbelt Road, just minutes after midnight. At the scene, responders found the driver of one of the vehicles had been ejected during the crash. A park police helicopter flew the driver to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, where they later died, officials said. Responders rushed three occupants of a second vehicle to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Two people who were inside the third vehicle were uninjured, police noted. At this time, police have not publicly identified the person who died. As of Sunday morning, southbound lanes of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway remain closed at Powder Mill Road. For timely traffic updates, click here.

Leave a Comment