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mahatmakanejeeves

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5. #Breaking Now: Beltway outer loop westbound 495 is CLOSED at 355 #Rockville Pike with a crash,

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Wed Mar 16, 2022, 12:16 PM

Mar 2022

I think this is a "normal" wreck; i.e., one that is not related to the convoy. The trucks in the pictures all have trailers. That's not how the trucks in the convoy roll. The convoy trucks do not have trailers.

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#Breaking Now: Beltway outer loop westbound 495 is CLOSED at 355 #Rockville Pike with a crash, at least one person was trapped - #mdtraffic delays ~4 miles and growing into #SilverSpring, consider alternate route #vatraffic #dctraffic #BreakingNews
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I-70 E / I-270 S expect volume delays w/ truck / flag clad vehicle convoy heading to I-495 ... mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 #1

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Traffic at I-495 E. OF I-270 (I-495 West) is at a standstill. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 #3

#Breaking Now: Beltway outer loop westbound 495 is CLOSED at 355 #Rockville Pike with a crash, mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 #5

"The Metropolitan Police Department has closed a number of freeway exits, to keep traffic moving..." mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 #6