MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — All lanes of the outer loop of I-495 in Bethesda have been reopened following a nearly two-hour closure after a crash on the Beltway.
Montgomery County Fire & EMS spokesperson Pete Piringer said the incident occurred shortly before 4:30 p.m. Thursday near the big curve between Old Georgetown Road and River Road -- the I-495 flyover at the I-270 spur.
Multiple injuries have been reported, Piringer said.
Officials urged drivers to avoid the Beltway and to seek alternative routes as they continued to investigate the cause of the crash.