Crime & Safety

Tractor Trailer Topples Utility Poles, Closes Route 543

A late morning accident damaged several utility poles and closed a portion of MD Route 543 to traffic for several hours.

 

A late morning accident on the outskirts of Bel Air in Creswell was impacting traffic into rush hour Monday, with MD Route 543 expected to remain closed well into the evening, authorities said.

Around 11 a.m., a tractor trailer was involved in an accident along MD Route 543, or Creswell Road, in the area of MD Route 136, or Calvary Road, according to Maryland State Police with the Bel Air Barrack.

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While no one was injured in the crash, the tractor trailer took down about half a dozen utility poles in the area, state police said.

MD Route 543 was closed between MD Route 136 and Goat Hill Road at 3:30 p.m. and was expected to remain closed to traffic for six additional hours while pole issues are being addressed, state police said.

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Police are diverting traffic along MD Route 136 and Goat Hill Road.

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