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2 adults, 2 children injured in Anne Arundel Co. crash

Four people were sent to the hospital following a crash near Owings, Maryland, early Sunday afternoon involving two pickup trucks.

A spokeswoman for the Anne Arundel County Fire Department said the crash happened around 1 p.m. Sunday on Md. Route 260/Chesapeake Beach Road, near the boundary between Anne Arundel and Calvert counties.

Two children suffered life-threatening injuries and were flown to a D.C. trauma center by two Maryland State Police medevac helicopters.



One of two adults injured in the crash was also flown to the trauma center in serious condition, the fire department said. The second adult is being treated for serious injuries.

The cause of the crash remained under investigation on Sunday afternoon.

Below is a map of the area:

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WTOP”s Alejandro Alvarez contributed to this report.

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