MD Firefighters Operating at a Deadly Crash on I-81

Sept. 1, 2023
Washington County firefighters reported at least two people were killed in the crash involving four tractor-trailers and two other vehicles.

At least two people were killed Friday morning in a multi-vehicle crash on I-81 near Hagerstown.

The wreck involved six vehicles including several tractor-trailers. One person was flown to R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore and others went to Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown.

Rescue personnel from several Washington County fire and rescue companies are involved in the extrication of the heavily entrapped victims. 

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