A young person died and five people were injured early Friday in a crash on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, police said. Southbound lanes were shut down near Laurel, Maryland, for several hours, spurring lengthy traffic backups.
Two vehicles crashed on the southbound BW Parkway near Route 197 about 1:40 a.m., U.S. Park Police said.
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WATCH HEREOne person, identified only as a minor, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Another minor was rushed to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. Two more minors and two adults were taken to hospitals and are expected to survive.
Information about the cause of the crash wasn’t immediately released.
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SIGN UP All lanes were closed for hours through the morning rush hour but have reopened, the Metropolitan Area Transportation Operations Coordination (MATOC) Program said shortly before 9:30 a.m.
"Delays are dissipating," MATOC said.
