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mahatmakanejeeves

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Fri Aug 10, 2018, 03:48 PM Aug 2018

3 injured in severe collision on Rockville Pike

Last edited Fri Aug 10, 2018, 09:54 PM - Edit history (1)

They don't make 'em like they used to. We have computer-assisted design to thank for that. Not thoughts and prayers, but engineering.

Somewhere in all that, there's a BMW sedan.

The toll: two transported with minor injuries, a third with serious life-threatening injuries. No fatalities at the scene.

3 injured in severe collision on Rockville Pike
By Jack Pointer
August 10, 2018 1:51 pm



Montgomery County Fire and Rescue was on the scene of Friday morning's collision, located at the road's intersection with Indianola Drive. (Steve Mann via Twitter)

WASHINGTON — A serious collision Friday morning shut down traffic for a few hours on northbound Rockville Pike (Maryland Route 355).

The collision occurred at the road’s intersection with Indianola Drive in Rockville.

According to a tweet from Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Steve Mann, two people were being treated for minor injuries, while a third’s injuries were more critical.

MCFRS on the scene of a collision with entrapment on NB Frederick Ave at Indiana in Rockville. Extended extrication. 2 transported with minor injuries, 1 transported with serious LTI. NB Frederick Ave will be closed possibly for hours.


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