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One person is reported injured after a wind turbine blade broke loose from a truck and crashed into traffic on Interstate 70 in Maryland.
It happened early Monday morning in Washington County, the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) confirmed to Fox News Digital.
The incident on I-70 involved a tractor trailer pulling a wind turbine blade that struck the guardrail early in the morning. Subsequently, the blade partially entered the eastbound lanes and was ultimately clipped by another tractor trailer heading in the opposite direction.
The crash resulted in the closure of all westbound lanes of I-70 at I-81 and two lanes in the eastbound direction, the Maryland SHA said on X.
A picture accompanying the article showcases turbines from the Roth Rock wind farm located near the Mettiki Coal processing plant on Backbone Mountain in Oakland, Maryland. The caption beneath the image references the photo credit to Chip Somodevilla.
Following the accident, heavy tow crews managed to maneuver the truck by cutting out the guardrail and restoring it to the westbound lanes. The entire unit was then transported to a location on I-70 west of Md. Rt. 63 and parked safely on the wide shoulder, as stated by the SHA.
The Roth Rock project in Oakland, Maryland, has 20 Nordex N90/2500 turbines and has been operating since 2011. ( Chip Somodevilla)
The one person taken to the hospital had non-life-threatening injuries, according to FOX 5 DC.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
