Chesapeake Bay Bridge: 43 Vehicles, Series of Accidents, 5-Hr Closure, Westbound Span: 'Chain Crashes'

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The Baltimore Sun 1.27.24. Update 6:14 pm. Ed. (*Photo - Md. Transport. Authority, Md. state highway officials work to clear an accident on the westbound span of the Chesapeake by around 12:30 p.m. Saturday).
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As many as 43 vehicles were involved in a chain reaction of crashes Saturday morning on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge that injured 13 people and snarled traffic for 5 hours.

Though none of the injuries were life-threatening, 2 people’s injuries were “serious,” Sgt. Brady McCormick of the Md. Transportation Authority Police wrote in a news release. The injured motorists were being treated at local hospitals.

The crash began at around 8 a.m. on the westbound bridge when about 23 cars were involved in a multi-vehicle pile-up, McCormick wrote. Within seconds, an additional 20 cars were involved in secondary accidents.

For the next 5 hours, east- and westbound traffic alternated directions in the bridge’s eastbound lanes. All lanes had reopened in both directions at 1:50 p.m., according to the news release. The cause of the crashes remain under investigation. Witnesses are being asked to contact the Maryland Transportation Authority Police at 443-454-8703. - Baltimore Sun reporter Caitlyn Freeman contributed to this article.
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/01/27/all-lanes-on-bay-bridge-westbound-closed-due-to-crash/