School Bus In Three-Vehicle Crash, Injuries Reported

GERMANTOWN, MD — Several people were injured in a three-vehicle crash in Germantown Monday morning, according to the Montgomery County Police Department. The incident — which involved a special needs school bus, truck, and a passenger car — occurred at around 8:40 a.m. at Gunners Branch Road and Frederick Road.

Pete Piringer, chief spokesman for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, said seven patients were taken to various hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. The patients include two children riding the school bus and five adults. The children were not injured, but were taken to hospital as a precaution, Piringer said.

The Montgomery County Police Department is investigating the circumstances surrounding the collision.

All lanes in both directions on Frederick Road at Gunner Branch Road are open again, according to the Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. Anticipate residual delays.

No additional information is available at this time. More updates may follow.

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