Outer Loop Shuts Down After Lumber Accident
Updated: Friday, Aug. 6, 2004 - 6:44 AM
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer talks about the accident.
WASHINGTON - The Outer Loop of the Capital Beltway will be closed for an extended period of time after a tractor trailer carrying lumber and supply wood overturned and landed on a car Friday morning.
"Unfortunately, the tractor trailer did land on top of a passenger vehicle. We did have several people trapped. One person has been confirmed as a fatality," Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer tells WTOP.
Speed may have contributed to the 5 a.m. accident, Piringer said.
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I hope the rest of the day is quiet around DC.
It's so easy to create an unwilling audience.