A police vehicle crashed on the southbound lanes of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Wednesday afternoon and flipped over the guardrail, prompting a closure of the lanes to traffic.
The vehicle car was seen in photos and video hanging off the side of the bridge-tunnel, where officials said it was near an electrical line. A CBBT police official told News 3 the officer involved in the crash was not seriously injured; there were no other reported injuries.
The CBBT expects the southbound lanes closure to continue for at least an hour.
This is the second incident this year where a crash led to significant damage to the 20-mile bridge-tunnel.
In February, a Perdue tractor trailer hauling chicken products crashed and went over the side into the water.
The driver of the Perdue truck, 61-year-old Ronnie Andrews of Robersonville, N.C., was killed
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