Authorities say two people were killed and more than a dozen were injured when a gas tanker skidded off an interstate highway in Baltimore and exploded.
Baltimore City Fire Chief Roman Clark said the tanker fell over the jersey wall on Interstate-95 and burst into flames early Saturday.
Clark said there was also pileup involving 55 vehicles. He said it’s unclear whether the pileup started before the tanker crash or was caused by the incident.
Clark says 15 people with taken to the hospital.
Scores of traffic accidents were being reported across the region due to slick roads. Clark said the roads were very icy, but it’s too early to say what caused the tanker to careen off the highway.
The National Weather Service issued a freezing rain advisory for the Baltimore-Washington D.C. region early Saturday and warned of travel difficulties on slippery roads.
