Two people were hospitalized, one with life-threatening injuries, after a crash early Saturday on the Clara Barton Parkway in Maryland, according to authorities.
U.S. Park Police officers responded to a crash on the roadway east of Route 495 near Cabin John around 12:45 a.m., according to spokesman Sergeant Thomas Twiname.
One person was taken to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries. Another adult was transported with non-life-threatening injuries.
According to Montgomery County Fire and EMS public information officer Pete Piringer, one car crashed into a tree and the tree collapsed across the roadway.
Eastbound traffic is currently being diverted onto I-495 during the crash investigation.
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