(CNN) – A brutal blast of frigid air sweeping across the United States wreaked havoc on roads in Virginia and Maryland, leaving at least three dead in multi-vehicle wrecks Saturday, authorities said.
A 55-vehicle crash on a icy stretch of I-95 in Baltimore left at least two people dead and motorists stranded for hours about 5 a.m. Saturday, according to Baltimore Fire Department spokesman Roman Clark. Eleven people were taken to hospitals.
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In northern Virginia, authorities responded to more than 40 traffic accidents, some involving multiple vehicles, according to the state police.
One person was killed in a multi-vehicle crash at 5:12 a.m. on Interstate 495 in Fairfax County, state police said.
At Dulles Airport, just outside Washington D.C., icy conditions forced the closure of runways.
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Here's another capture from slightly further back on the neighboring overpass adjacent to #I95N in #Baltimore taken ~30min ago. Feel so 😔. pic.twitter.com/MXtRzIIYFo
— Sage Hiller (@sagethoughtsnow) December 17, 2016
Ice storm last night. Main roads havent been treated at all. Yet if there are a few flurries the plows will be out in force. That's Maryland
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) December 17, 2016
How sad. I’d rather drive in snow than on ice.
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