BALTIMORE COUNTY — A person died in a fiery crash Friday night on I-695 Westbound in Pikesville.
According to Maryland State Police, shortly before 9:05p.m., troopers from the Golden Ring barrack responded to a crash on the outer loop of I-695 at Stevenson Road.
When troopers arrived on scene, through preliminary investigation, they found a Silver Nissan Frontier was traveling on the outer loop when for unknown reasons, the Nissan left the roadway driving onto the shoulder and struck a disabled tractor-trailer.
Both vehicles caught fire.
The driver of the Nissan was declared deceased at the scene and has yet to be identified.
The driver of the tractor-trailer was unharmed.
PIKESVILLE 14-63 FATAL MVC I695 BET 21-22 OL (GREENSPRING & STEVENSON) - INVOLVES TRACTOR TRAILER, VEHICLE ON FIRE & HAZMAT. ALL LANES CLOSED. @PVFC32 @omvfco @BaltCoFire pic.twitter.com/iYNJEAzDQK
— Baltimore Co. Volunteer Firefighter’s Association (@BaltCoVolFire) September 3, 2022
The outer loop of 695 was temporarily closed.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.