Tractor-Trailer Overturns on Beltway Ramp, Rolls Down Embankment

A woman was pulled from a tractor-trailer after it overturned and rolled down an embankment near the Capital Beltway in Maryland Wednesday morning.

The tractor-trailer crashed into a wooded area after rolling over from a ramp leading from Route 450 to the Beltway's inner loop. The woman became trapped, and was extricated by rescue crews.

She has been transported to a trauma center

News4 traffic reporter Melissa Mollet (@first4traffic) reported major traffic backups in the area as of 11 a.m.

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