2 hospitalized after tanker rolls over in crash with car on River Road in Potomac

By Bryan Albin
June 1, 2025 | 3:15 PM

Two people were sent to the hospital Saturday night after a fire tanker rolled over in a crash with a car on River Road in Potomac, Maryland. It happened around 8 p.m., as the fire tanker and was responding to a truck fire on the outer loop. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue said both the driver of the car and the fire tanker were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the tanker was released Sunday morning and is at home recovering.

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Montgomery County police are handling the investigation into the crash, which is still ongoing. Below is a map of the area where the crash took place:

Map of area of crash involving fire tanker in Potomac — (Courtesy Google Maps)

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Driver dead after Prince George’s Co. Police officer shoots him in Camp Springs

By Ian Crawford
August 22, 2026 | 9:57 AM

Authorities are investigating after a shooting involving a police officer in Prince George's County, Maryland. It started after 11:30 p.m. last night, when officers saw a pair of cars drive down Reamy Drive near Suitland Road and Randolph Road in Camp Springs. Prince George's County Police say one of the cars drove off the road and through someone's yard toward the officers. At some point, one of the officers on scene fired his weapon, hitting the driver, a man.

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