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.
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
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
WTOP’s Mike Jakaitis contributed to this report.
