Five Killed as Tanker Truck Plunges From I-95 Overpass; Road Closed for 12 Hours

At least five people Tuesday were killed when a tanker truck carrying a flammable liquid plunged off a highway overpass and exploded into a fire ball atop other vehicles on I-95 about six miles southwest of Baltimore, officials said. Authorities at the scene closed parts of the east coast’s major north-south route for more than 12 hours after the incident which occurred around 3 p.m. As of early this