Crime & Safety
Consecutive Accidents Slow Traffic at Routes 1, 152
Three patients were transported to two different hospitals.
UPDATE (6:47 p.m.)—Traffic approaching U.S. Route 1 and Maryland Route 152 in Fallston is clearing after a a pair of multi-vehicle accidents around 5:30 p.m. Monday.
Harford County Volunteer Fire and EMS spokesperson Dave Williams said there was an electric outage in the area, which shut off the traffic lights at the intersection prior to the accidents. Shortly after, an unidentified vehicle left Bel Air Road and crashed into multiple cars in the Agile Automotive parking lot.
There was also a two-car accident in the intersection, according to a duty officer for Maryland State Police. The duty officer said seven vehicles total were involved in the two accidents.
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One patient with non-life threatening injuries has been transported to and two to Franklin Square Hospital, all by separate ambulances, the duty officer said.
The light has since been fixed and traffic is returning to normal, the duty officer said.