2 Dead, 3rd Person Trapped After Bad Traffic Accident in Bowie: Report

Two people are dead and rescue crews are scrambling to free a third person who was trapped after an accident involving a sport utility vehicle and a motorcycle in Bowie late Wednesday afternoon, according to the Prince George's County Fire Department and WJLA.

PGFD spokesman Mark Brady tweeted at 4:49 p.m. that there had been a "critical crash" on Route 301 (Crain Highway) at Sylvan Drive in Bowie involving three patients, two of them in critical condition with life-threatening injuries. WJLA reported that those two people had died.

Minutes later, Brady tweeted that Maryland State Police medevac had been requested for a third person who was still trapped, and that everyone should avoid the area.

WJLA reported that the crash involved an SUV and a motorcycle.