Tractor-trailer overturns, oil spilled on Beltway

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Tractor-trailer overturns, oil spilled on Beltway

A tractor-trailer overturned early Sunday morning on the Capital Beltway Inner Loop near Rockville Pike in Maryland.

It happened around 4:30 a.m. according to , chief spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue, who said the tractor-trailer was then abandoned as there was fuel spill.

As a result, three lanes were blocked.

Traffic on the inner loop near Maryland Route 355/Rockville Pike stopped because of the accident.

Below is a map of where the crash took place.

State troopers were on the scene Sunday morning and a tow truck was on its way to remove the tractor trailer. The investigation is ongoing.

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Ian Crawford

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Tadiwos Abedje

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