WASHINGTON — A man was injured Friday morning after his car went off the road on Rock Creek Parkway down an embankment and into Rock Creek.
The incident occurred around 9 a.m. in the southbound lanes on Rock Creek Parkway near P Street Northwest, said Vito Maggiolo, a D.C. Fire and EMS spokesman.
D.C. Fire and EMS set up a rope hauling system to get the man out of the embankment. The man was taken to the hospital as a precaution but he is expected to survive.
No one else was injured.
Rock Creek Parkway was closed in both directions near P Street since the incident. As of 11:30 a.m., northbound lanes are being diverted to Virginia Avenue Northwest and southbound lanes have been reopened.
![A photo of the man's car in Rock Creek. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/RCP-incident_DDildine.jpg)
![DC Fire and EMS responded to an incident Friday morning near Rock Creek Parkway and P Street NW. (Courtesy DC Fire and EMS)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/RCP-incident_DCFire.jpg)
Update Rock Creek Parkway at P St NW. #DCsBravest have accessed the patient and are securing the vehicle. pic.twitter.com/KdZgvXJQ5k
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) February 16, 2018
Update Rock Creek Parkway. Victim out of vehicle and being packaged along Creek bank. #DCsBravest are setting up a rope hauling system to safely get patient up embankment. pic.twitter.com/W9XBgxamLG
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) February 16, 2018
![One man is injured after his car went off the road on Rock Creek Parkway, down an embankment and into Rock Creek Friday morning. (Courtesy DC Fire and EMS)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/RCP-incident2_DCFire.jpg)
Vehicle down embankment into Rock Creek under P St NW. #DCsBravest arriving on scene. 1 injured person inside. pic.twitter.com/eU49wEtZ7y
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) February 16, 2018
![A photo of the man's car in Rock Creek. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/RCP-incident_DDildine-260x174.jpg)
![DC Fire and EMS responded to an incident Friday morning near Rock Creek Parkway and P Street NW. (Courtesy DC Fire and EMS)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/RCP-incident_DCFire-260x174.jpg)
![One man is injured after his car went off the road on Rock Creek Parkway, down an embankment and into Rock Creek Friday morning. (Courtesy DC Fire and EMS)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/RCP-incident2_DCFire-260x174.jpg)
WTOP’s Mike Jakaitis contributed to this report.