1 killed after tractor-trailer crash on MD-5 Branch Ave. in Prince George's County
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. (7News) — One person is dead after a crash involving a tractor-trailer on Route 5 in Prince George's County early Friday morning as the Memorial Day weekend began, officials said.
Maryland State Police said shortly before 3 a.m., troopers from the Forestville Barrack were dispatched to a two-vehicle crash on at Kirby Road involving a tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle on the northbound lanes of MD-5 Branch Ave. in Clinton.
MPS said the driver of the passenger vehicle was pronounced dead on the scene.
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The northbound lanes at Coventry Way were shut down for nearly five hours and all lanes reopened just before 8 a.m., officials said.
MSP did not say what led to the crash. The incident is under investigation.
