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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Ritchie Highway Crash Sends Man to Shock Trauma

Police said a collision in Glen Burnie on Tuesday put a man in critical condition.

A collision Tuesday afternoon between a van and a truck sent a man to Shock Trauma in critical condition, according to Anne Arundel County police. Shortly after 2 p.m., a 2001 Dodge Ram pickup truck traveling southbound on Ritchie Highway approached the intersection at Furnace Branch Road, where southbound traffic was stopped for a red light. A Dodge Caravan was making a left turn with a green arrow onto Furnace Branch Road as the pickup truck pulled into a right turn lane. The pickup truck entered the intersection against the light, traveled straight and was struck by the minivan. The truck rotated after the initial collision and struck a light support pole. Paramedics removed the passenger of the pickup truck, who was partially trapped …

Monday, February 11, 2013

BWI Shuttle Collision Delays Light Rail

The crash left two people injured, according to emergency officials.

CORRECTION: This story was updated to reflect that the shuttle did not flip or overturn in any way. A BWI shuttle bus collided with a pole early Sunday, causing a section of the light rail to lose power and leaving two people injured, according to Anne Arundel County emergency officials. The incident took place near BWI Airport at Route 170 and Terminal Road in Linthicum. The Maryland Transit Authority website is not reporting any further delays, but several reports said delays of the light rail went into Monday morning. Emergency crews transported the driver of the shuttle and a passenger to the Baltimore Washington Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries, according to fire department spokesman Keith Swindle. The shuttle did not…

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