ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- A spectacular accident in which a tractor-trailer plunged off the Bay Bridge was expected to keep one lane of the bridge closed through Monday afternoon and continue to snarl traffic through the morning rush hour, state officials said.
One lane of the two-lane eastbound span reopened late Sunday, but the Maryland Transportation Authority urged motorists to find alternate routes, warning that major delays were expected.
The accident occurred about 4 a.m. Sunday on the eastbound span of the twin-bridge complex, killing the driver of the tractor trailer and seriously injuring two others involved in the three-vehicle accident.
The tractor-trailer fell about 30 to 40 feet into shallow water, said Maryland Transportation Authority spokesman Jonathan Green, who did not immediately release the identities of those involved. Green said he did not know what caused the crash.