On January 4th, just before 6:30am, Engine 282 and Ambulance 489 were dispatched to the Inner loop of 495 prior to 450 for a tractor trailer overturned on the median. The driver of the truck was trapped but the crew from Station 28 was able to quickly extricate the driver and have him transported by ambulance 489 to a local trauma center. No other drivers were involved.
All Lanes open on Beltway After Tractor-Trailer Crash.
All lanes reopened before 1 p.m. Traffic backed up for miles Friday after crash on the Capital Beltway hours after an 18-wheel tractor-trailer overturned. Engine 282 and Ambulance 489 responded to the scene.