Crime & Safety
Driver Injured After Being Trapped Inside Overturned Car: MCFRS
One person was hospitalized after a car flipped over and crashed in Gaithersburg Tuesday evening.
GAITHERSBURG, MD — A driver was injured when a car crashed and overturned in Gaithersburg Tuesday evening.
Montgomery County fire and rescue officials say the single-vehicle crash happened near the intersection of Clopper Road South of Longdraft Road shortly before 9 p.m.
Emergency crews responding to the area had to rescue the driver, who was trapped inside the car, said Pete Piringer, spokesman for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service.
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ICYMI - Clopper Rd South of Longdraft Rd, single vehicle collision, overturned w/ entrapment, driver ‘pinned’ & extricated, EMS transported 1adult Pri1 trauma, also initially (evidence of possible child in car) PD & FFs searched area & later determined everyone was accounted for pic.twitter.com/hF5PjLb8ux
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) March 12, 2019
The victim was taken to the hospital for treatment, officials said. The driver's condition is unclear.
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