A tractor-trailer carrying onions and potatoes flipped onto its side on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway Friday morning, injuring the driver and backing up traffic for miles in Prince George’s County, police and transport officials said.
The truck overturned on the southbound BW Parkway just past Maryland Route 201 and near Route 50, the Metropolitan Area Transportation Operations Coordination Program said, which is in the Cheverly area. The truck was the only vehicle involved, U.S. Park Police said.
Southbound lanes reopened completely, police said about 8:20 a.m. Traffic had been diverted to MD-202, then Route 50/New York Avenue, for several hours early Thursday. Backups began before the Capital Beltway, officials said.
The driver was taken to a hospital with injuries that are not considered serious, police said.
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Commercial vehicles are prohibited on the BW Parkway south of MD-175 and other roads operated by the National Park Service, such as Suitland Parkway and Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, Twiname said.
The driver faces a citation for a commercial vehicle on the roadway, Twiname said.
Officials previously it could take seven to 10 hours to clean up the crash entirely.
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The crash blocked access to the BW Parkway from MD-201, MD-202 or MD-450, transport officials said. Kenilworth Avenue to New York Avenue was closed, police said.
U.S. Park Police Sgt. Thomas Twiname said the goal is to have traffic moving again by 8 a.m.
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