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Tractor-trailer with potatoes and onions overturns on BW Parkway

Tractor-trailer spill on BW Parkway
Posted at 3:27 PM, Dec 16, 2022
and last updated 2022-12-16 15:27:51-05

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. — A tractor-trailer overturned overnight on Baltimore-Washington Parkway in Prince George's County, spilling food - mostly potatoes and onions - onto the highway.

The driver had only minor injuries, and no other vehicles were involved, said the U.S. Park Police. The crash happened on the Parkway near Route 50.

They also noted that commercial vehicles are not allowed on Baltimore-Washington Parkway between Route 175 and Route 50, which is thesegment handled by U.S. Park Police.

The road was closed from about 1:30 a.m. to 8 a.m.