MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — A tractor-trailer was left dangling off a bridge on Interstate 495 after a crash early Thursday morning, officials said.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) Spokesperson Pete Piringer said in a post just after 1:10 a.m. that crews were on the outer lane of I-495 on the Interstate 270 spur for the crash.
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In an update shortly after 1:20 a.m., Piringer said that the driver of the truck was still in the cab. As of 1:35 a.m., the driver had been rescued. Crews on the scene were evaluating the driver for any injuries.
The truck was hauling refrigerated mushrooms at the time of the crash.
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