March 31st, 2017 by WCBC Radio
5 PM UPDATE: Allegany County 911 reports that units have cleared the scene and the road is now reopened to traffic.
INITIAL REPORTS:
Multiple fire and rescue units from Garrett and Allegany counties are on the scene of a head-on vehicle crash atop fog-covered Backbone Mountain. The crash, reportedly involving a box truck and passenger vehicle, occurred about 2:45 p.m. on state Route 135 in Garrett County.
One of the vehicles reportedly caught fire, but the occupants were out of the vehicles.
The box truck was reportedly not hauling any cargo.