Driver dead in BW Parkway crash

A man is dead after a crash on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Sunday morning, police said.

The man was driving north on the southbound lanes and struck another car just outside the Capital Beltway at about 5 a.m., according to U.S. Park Police.

He was transported to a hospital were he later died. There were no injuries in the other vehicle, police said.

The WTOP Traffic Center reports southbound lanes of the BW Parkway reopened following a crash investigation at about 8:20 a.m.

Below is a map of the area.

Matt Small

Matt joined WTOP News at the start of 2020, after contributing to Washington’s top news outlet as an Associated Press journalist for nearly 18 years.

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