CUMBERLAND — One person was seriously injured early Sunday after being thrown from a vehicle that crashed on the Interstate 68 exit ramp to Howard Street near Canal Place, according to officials.
The crash was first reported to the Allegany County Joint Communications Center just before 3 a.m., according to a center spokesperson.
Cumberland’s fire and police department responded.
The victim was transported by a fire department ambulance with life-threatening injuries to UPMC Western Maryland, according to the Joint Communications Center spokesperson.
The victim has not been identified.
The Crosstown Bridge ramp was closed for approximately three hours while police remained on the scene, according to the Joint Communications Center spokesperson.
“Our shop got the call at around 3 a.m.,” Charlie Gischlar, spokesperson for the Maryland State Highway Administration. “The damage for SHA property is limited to the guardrail anchorage on the exit ramp structure.”
Gischlar added there are no concerns with the condition of the (bridge) structure and repairs will be scheduled.
The crash is under investigation by the Cumberland Police Department Reconstruction Team.
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