Traffic lanes reopened around 11:30 p.m. after being blocked in all directions following a crash that involved several vehicles in Montgomery County. It happened around 10 p.m. Friday near the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Colesville Road in Silver Spring. The crash involved three vehicles, including one that struck a building and one that caught fire. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesman Pete Piringer said there was entrapment and two adults, a toddler and a teenager were taken to the hospital. One adult has critical injuries, a spokesman said. There is significant debris on the roadway.
Update – Colesville Road and Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, all lanes blocked, multiple vehicle collision, one vehicle struck a nearby building, @MCFRS_EMIHS transported 4 patients, intersection CLOSED https://t.co/ut1x2fUKm6 pic.twitter.com/7TnmyChZWb
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) March 20, 2021
Below is the area where it happened. [google_map latitude=”38.99622109193117″ longitude=”-77.02814578190818″ zoom=”13″ height=”300px” location_label=”Colesville Road and Georgia Avenue” dynamic_map=”true”] This story is developing. Check back with WTOP for updates. WTOP’s Luke Garrett contributed to this report.