{"id":38989,"date":"2025-07-04T20:46:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T20:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/38989\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T20:46:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T20:46:12","slug":"medevac-helicopter-lands-on-bay-bridge-after-collision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/38989\/","title":{"rendered":"Medevac helicopter lands on Bay Bridge after collision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Westbound traffic on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge is recovering after a major crash Friday morning that prompted a medevac helicopter to land on the bridge.<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bay-bridge-crash-e1751650857993.png\" alt=\"a crashed car\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                              A serious crash on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge on Friday, July 4, 2025.<br \/>\n(Courtesy CJHolmes97 via X)                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                                Courtesy CJHolmes97 via X                            <\/p>\n<p>                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image001-1-e1751648970127.png\" alt=\"helicopter lands on bridge after crash\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                              A medevac helicopter lands on the Bay Bridge in response to a serious crash Friday, July 4, 2025.<br \/>\n(Courtesy MDOT\u2019s Coordinated Highways Action Response Team)                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                                Courtesy MDOT\u2019s Coordinated Highways Action Response Team                            <\/p>\n<p>                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GvBq6-yXIAY0cto-2-e1751651019440.jpg\" alt=\"traffic backup on the bay bridge\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                              Traffic backup on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge after a serious crash Friday, July 4, 2025.<br \/>\n(Courtesy Maryland Transportation Authority)                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                                Courtesy Maryland Transportation Authority                            <\/p>\n<p>Westbound traffic on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge is recovering after a major crash Friday morning that prompted a medevac helicopter to land on the bridge.<\/p>\n<p>In a news release, the Maryland Transportation Authority said the crash happened shortly after 11:30 a.m., when a passenger vehicle swerved from the eastbound lanes into a westbound lane, colliding with a tractor-trailer. MDTA said the reason the car went off-course is still not clear.<\/p>\n<p>The medevac helicopter took the driver of the passenger vehicle to a nearby hospital to be treated for \u201cserious injuries,\u201d MDTA wrote. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured.<\/p>\n<p>The crash shut down all westbound lanes of traffic for over an hour. All lanes were reopened by 2:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The MDTA is still investigating the crash, and asks anyone who witnessed the accident to call MDTA Police at 410-295-8146.<\/p>\n<p class=\"single-page__signature bottom\">Get breaking news and daily headlines delivered to your email inbox by signing up <a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/newsletter-signup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"single-page__signature bottom\">\u00a9 2025 WTOP. All Rights Reserved. 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