Movie shows deadly 55-car pileup, big equipment explode on I-95 in Baltimore
A brutal blast of frigid air sweeping across the United States wreaked havoc on roads in Virginia and Maryland, leaving at least three dead in multi-vehicle wrecks Saturday, authorities said.
A 55-vehicle crash on a icy open up of I-95 in Baltimore left at least two people dead and motorists stranded for hours about five a.m. Saturday, according to Chief Roman Clark, a Baltimore Fire Department spokesman. Fifteen people were taken to hospitals.
[GRAPHIC] This is movie of a fuel tanker sliding over the rail on I-95 this AM and EXPLODING shortly after. (via Marvellous Amasiacu) #WBAL pic.twitter.com/A49YrqNn89A movie posted on social media displayed a fuel truck spinning over a median on the interstate near the Washington Boulevard exit before erupting in flames, CNN affiliate WBAL reported. Clark confirmed the movie showcased the I-95 crash.
WARNING: This movie from social media contains language and material that some viewers may find disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised.
Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh said good Samaritans helped pull people out of cars.
“This is the worst accident that we’ve seen,” she said.
Emergency vehicles descended on the scene, stalling traffic for miles and leading authorities to urge stranded motorists on both sides of the interstate to “remain warm and quiet and shelter in place” in their cars, Clark said.
The cause of the wreck was under investigation but Clark described road conditions as “very lubricious.”
In northern Virginia, authorities responded to more than forty traffic accidents, some involving numerous vehicles, according to the state police.
One person was killed after a multi-vehicle crash at Five:12 a.m. on Interstate four hundred ninety five in Fairfax County, state police said.
Here’s another capture from slightly further back on the neighboring overpass adjacent to #I95N in #Baltimore taken
The man appeared to have been involved in a 23-vehicle collision – including two tractor trailers – under “slick and treacherous” road conditions, according to the state police. His assets was found on the shoulder of the interstate about one mile north of the accident scene. An autopsy was to be performed.
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