Wind turbine blade crash shuts down traffic on I-70 in Maryland

A vehicle transporting a wind turbine blade crashed Monday morning, prompting closures in both directions of Interstate 70 in Washington County.

HAGERSTOWN, Md. – A wind turbine blade detached from a tractor-trailer early Monday, blocking traffic in both directions of Interstate 70 in Washington County, Maryland State Police said.

Maryland Department of Transportation traffic cameras showed the massive blade stretched across the highway. Officials say one person was transported by ambulance to Meritus Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.

A vehicle transporting a wind turbine blade crashed Monday morning, prompting closures in both directions of Interstate 70 in Washington County. Read more below

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