A wind turbine blade fell from a trailer on a busy Maryland highway Monday morning, injuring one person and blocking traffic for several hours.
A tractor trailer was towing the turbine blade westbound on Interstate 70 in Washington County in western Maryland at around 5:30 a.m. when the blade struck a guardrail and fell from the trailer, toppling across the median and blocking eastbound lanes, according to Fox News.
Officials initially reported no one was hurt but later confirmed that one person was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, according to DC News Now.
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The crash shut down all westbound traffic at exit I-81 and two eastbound lanes until about 8:30 a.m., according to an X post from the Maryland State Highway Administration.
