Traffic & Transit
Dump Truck Pulls Down Power Lines On Loudoun County Parkway
A dump truck pulled down wires in the One Loudoun area after leaving its bed raised, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office.
ASHBURN, VA — Officials closed down the northbound lanes of the Loudoun County Parkway near the interchange with Route 7 when a dump truck pulled down power lines after leaving its bed raised, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office.
The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of Thorndike Street and the Loudoun County Parkway in the One Loudoun area. Traffic from Thorndike Street was forced to turn south onto the parkway due to the accident and traffic signal outage, the sheriff's office said.
No one was injured in the accident. Crews from the Virginia Department of Transportation and Dominion Energy arrived at the scene to work on the downed wires and traffic signal.
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NB Loudoun Co. Pkwy is shutdown at Thorndike St due to dump truck pulling down wires after truck bed was left raised. There were no injuries. Traffic from Thorndike St must turn right onto Loudoun Co. Pkwy due to accident & traffic signal outage. Utility crews are on scene. pic.twitter.com/EacgMitQwt
— Loudoun Co. Sheriff (@LoudounSheriff) November 24, 2020
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