A dump truck crash shut down the Beltway's Inner Loop in Towson early Thursday afternoon, triggering an emergency response after the vehicle flipped onto its side just off the highway. Two people were pulled from the wreckage and taken to Shock Trauma as crews worked to secure the scene.
Truck Overturns Near Dulaney Valley Road Exit
According to WBAL NewsRadio, Sky 11 Capt. Roy Taylor reported that the dump truck turned onto its side in a wooded area alongside the highway just after the Dulaney Valley Road exit. Crews managed to secure the vehicle at the scene, though the station noted no further details were immediately available and said the report would be updated as new information came in.
Reports varied on exactly when the crash was called in. Daily Voice cited the Maryland Department of Transportation in placing the report around 12:01 p.m. Thursday along the Inner Loop between Dulaney Valley Road and Providence Road, while NottinghamMD put the call at just before 12:15 p.m. in roughly the same stretch of highway.
Rescue Effort and Unclear Aftermath
NottinghamMD's coverage described the situation evolving from one trapped occupant to both individuals eventually being freed, adding that a planned medevac flight was cancelled and that the patients would instead be transported by ambulance. The outlet has not confirmed how that account squares with WBAL's report of two people being taken to Shock Trauma, and the patients' conditions have not been officially confirmed by either outlet.
Daily Voice reported that the cause of the crash and how long the closures would remain in effect were not immediately clear, noting the incident remained under investigation. The same uncertainty extends to when the Inner Loop fully reopened to traffic, as none of the available reporting confirmed a final traffic status.
Towson's Inner Loop Has Seen Trouble Before
Thursday's crash is not the first time this stretch of I-695 has snarled traffic in dramatic fashion. Back in December 2022, CBS News Baltimore reported that a crash on the Inner Loop in Towson seriously injured one person and forced the temporary closure of all lanes before they were eventually reopened. More recently, in June, NottinghamMD reported on an overturned vehicle in the same corridor that blocked two of three travel lanes near the Providence Road exit, underscoring how often this section of the Beltway becomes a chokepoint when crashes happen.
