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I-495 reopens after deadly crash between scooter and tractor-trailer

​Maryland State Police tweeted at 3:15 p.m. that all lanes on southbound I-495 at MD Route 295 were once again open.

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. — A portion of Interstate 495 reopened after a deadly crash involving a scooter and a tractor-trailer Friday afternoon. 

According to Maryland State Police, the crash happened on southbound I-495 at MD Route 295. All but one lane of southbound I-495 in the area is closed due to the deadly crash.

Investigators say a person riding on a scooter hit the side of a tractor-trailer. First responders say the person riding the scooter died following the crash. 

Police have not identified the person killed in the crash at this time.

Maryland State Police tweeted at 3:15 p.m. that all lanes on southbound I-495 at MD Route 295 were once again open. 

This is the second deadly crash to happen on a Maryland interstate Friday. At least one person is dead in a six-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 in Hagerstown. Maryland State Police say four tractor-trailers and two cars were involved in the crash Friday morning.

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