A three-vehicle accident closed the eastbound span of the Bay Bridge for nearly two hours Sunday afternoon, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority Police.
Sgt. Jonathan Green, a spokesman for the transportation authority police, said a teenager was flown to Maryland Shock Trauma Center, while six others were taken to an area hospital. None of their injuries was considered life-threatening, Green said.
The chain-reaction accident occurred around 11 a.m. when the driver of a GMC Acadia slowed down and was rear-ended by a tractor trailer, which in turn was hit by a Ford pickup truck. All the injured were occupants of the Acadia. The drivers of the tractor trailer and the pickup truck were not injured, Green said. Their names were not released.
The accident closed the two-lane eastbound span for most of the time until around 1 p.m., Green said. The closure backed up traffic for five miles.
The westbound span of the bridge was also affected with delays as one of the three lanes was re-directed eastbound.
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