Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a collision involving a pedestrian between exits 8 (Shady Grove Rd.) and 9 (Sam Eig Hwy) on northbound I-270 at approximately 5:40am Friday morning.
According to MCFRS Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer, “apparently one adult entered the roadway” and was killed by a driver. Piringer stated that MCFRS EMIHS evaluated a trauma patient with a life threatening injury who did not survive.
The Metropolitan Area Transportation Operations Coordination (MATOC) program has put out the following alert, “Police Activity. I-270 NB (Local Lanes) at I-370 (Exit 9). Montgomery County, MD. All Local Lanes are blocked. Traffic gets by the scene using the Main Lanes. Delays are building.”
(~540a) NB I 270 CD/Local lanes between Exit 8 & Exit 9, collision, involves pedestrian, (apparently 1 adult entered roadway), @MCFRS_EMIHS evaluated trauma patient w/ LT injury, patient did not survive, @mcfrs PE732, A728, FS32, A732, PE703B, BC703 on scene some lanes blocked pic.twitter.com/13V5oNayLT
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) April 19, 2024