Skip to main content

Tour bus with dozens of passengers overturns on BW Parkway, leaving 1 with life-threatening injuries

By Valerie Bonk
[related_stories align="right"]

A tour bus overturned on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway early Sunday, sending one person to the hospital, according to U.S. Park Police.

The incident happened around 12:50 a.m. on the southbound lanes of BW Parkway at Maryland Route 198.

The bus was carrying about 40 passengers when it overturned, according to park police. One person was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The incident caused the southbound lanes to close through the early morning, later reopening shortly before 7:30 a.m., according to WTOP Traffic Reporter Steve Dresner. The northbound lanes remained open.

See a map of the location below:

(Courtesy Google Maps)

Maryland voter guide: What you need to know about the 2026 primary election

By Tracy Johnke
Maryland voters heading to the polls for the state's June 23 primary election have not been through the same congressional redistricting back-and-forth faced by their neighbors in Virginia. But their path to Election Day has not been entirely smooth.
Read Next Story