Prince George’s MAB on scene Tour Bus Incident on Beltway in Greenbelt

At some point before 10:00 am, Wednesday, a caravan of 3 tour buses traveling on the Inner Loop of the Capitol Beltway in Greenbelt were involved in rear end collisions. A middle school out of Dallastown, PA was on the way for a day of sightseeing in Washington DC. as traffic slowed on the Beltway just prior to the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, a box truck rear ended one of the buses. A separate crash involving 2 other buses occurred farther back in traffic near Kenilworth Avenue.

The initial rear end collision caused moderate damage to the rear end of the bus. The bus engine was damaged disabling the bus.

A total of 8 passengers/students complained of neck and back pain on the first bus and 5, 4 students and 1 adult, from the second bus complained of illness or injury. No injuries on bus #3.

The Fire/EMS Department deployed 3 engine companies, 1 heavy duty rescue squad, 4 BLS ambulances, 1 paramedic unit, 1 ambulance bus, 1 mass casualty support unit and numerous Incident Commanders and EMS officers.

Over 80 students and chaperons were evaluated by Firefighter/Medics on the scene with just 13 being transported to area hospitals. All injuries/illnesses are considered minor.

Two left lanes of the Beltways Inner Loop remained open during the medical evaluation and transport of the injured.

The Maryland State Police-College Park Barracks are investigating the crash.