A person has died after falling off a bridge on an interstate into the water below in Baltimore, Maryland, on Sunday night.
The person fell over the jersey wall after a crash on Interstate 395 and Interstate 95, .
Baltimore City fire spokesman Kevin Cartwright that paramedics were called to a crash around 9:45 p.m.
While crews were assessing a crash victim, a second multivehicle crash occurred, causing one person at the scene to fall over the ledge, WBAL-TV reports.
Crews recovered the person’s body from the water. Fire officials confirmed that person was a civilian — not a first responder.
The interstate closed just before 11 p.m. and reopened by 1:45 a.m., according to the Maryland Transportation Authority
Southbound/ I-395 @ I-95 Police activity. ALL LANES CLOSED
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It isn’t clear what led up to the crashes.
