Crash closes Bridford Parkway in Greensboro, one seriously injured

A crash with injuries shut down the northbound lanes of Bridford Parkway in Greensboro for part of Wednesday afternoon, cutting off a key corridor between Bridford Place and West Wendover Avenue and forcing drivers onto alternate routes.

Greensboro police said the closure was tied to a crash with injuries. Guilford County EMS said the call came in around 1:36 p.m., and one person was taken to the hospital with critical injuries. Motorists were urged to avoid the area and use caution while crews worked the scene.

The shutdown affected a stretch of roadway many Guilford County drivers use to move between busy commercial areas in southwest Greensboro and the West Wendover corridor. With northbound traffic blocked, vehicles had to be diverted away from the scene until the roadway could be cleared.

Police did not immediately release details on what caused the crash, and no information was provided about citations or whether any other people were hurt. Officials also did not give any immediate account of how many vehicles were involved.

The road later reopened the same afternoon, restoring traffic flow on a corridor that often carries steady weekday traffic through that part of Greensboro. Even after reopening, the wreck left one person hospitalized with critical injuries and traffic disrupted along one of the city’s more heavily traveled connectors.