Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police Officers continue to investigate a serious crash that occurred on the westbound span of the Bay Bridge.
MDTA Police Dispatch received initial calls at 8 a.m. Investigators with the MDTA Police Collision Reconstruction Unit preliminarily believe that 23 vehicles were involved in a chain-reaction crash on the westbound span.
Additionally, investigators believe approximately 20 additional vehicles were involved in a series of secondary crashes.
Two patients were transported to local hospitals with serious injuries. One of those patients is believed to have lost an arm as a result of the crash.
Eleven additional patients were also transported to local hospitals. None of those injuries are believed to be life-threatening.
The westbound span reopened to traffic at approximately 1:50 p.m. Traffic alternated directions
on the eastbound span while the westbound span was closed.
The cause of the crashes remains under investigation. Anyone who witnessed the crashes is asked
to contact the Maryland Transportation Authority Police at 443-454-8703
