Eight people were hurt during a two-vehicle collision in Damascus, Maryland, where a car flipped and a utility pole was damaged on Sunday night. The crash was on Ridge Road and Highview Avenue around 8:30 p.m., Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesman Pete Piringer said in a tweet.
Responders freed a passenger from one of the vehicles, according to Piringer. Two people were seriously hurt while the other six sustained less serious injuries, Piringer said. Lanes on the road remain closed Sunday night as responders cleared the road.
Update – Ridge Rd, Damascus, collision, rollover w/ entrapment (pinned under vehicle), patient extricated @MCFRS_EMIHS transported TOTAL 8 adult/young adult patients, including 1 Pri1 trauma, 1 Pri2 trauma & 6 Pri3 NLT; utility pole damaged, some lanes blocked https://t.co/zP1eIYe5xm pic.twitter.com/fxYsCyODbi
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) October 17, 2022
Below is where officials said the crash occurred. [google_map latitude=”39.29408857443548″ longitude=” -77.2045688236375″ zoom=”13″ height=”300px” location_label=”The White House” dynamic_map=”false”]