Beltway’s Outer Loop in Montgomery Co. reopens after multi-vehicle crash

All lanes of the Outer Loop of the Beltway are shut down in Montgomery County, Maryland, after a multi-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon. (Montgomery County Fire and Rescue/Pete Piringer)

All lanes of the Outer Loop of the Beltway are shut down in Montgomery County, Maryland, after a multi-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon that involved a fuel leak. (Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service/Pete Piringer)

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All lanes of the Outer Loop of the Capital Beltway were shut down in Montgomery County, Maryland, after a multi-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon that involved a fuel leak.

Pete Piringer, spokesman for the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, said the crash happened at about 12:30 p.m. under the Rockville Pike, at the split for I-270 north and involved two tractor-trailers, a box trucks and two other vehicles.

One lane on the left was reopened at about 1:40; the road was fully reopened at about 2:55, with residual delays.

Piringer said three people have been taken taken to a hospital, and several others are being evaluated. None of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening.