Crime & Safety
UPDATE: 25 Injuries Reported in Crash of Two 15-Passenger Vans
Montgomery County emergency crews have taken 23 juveniles to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries from crash on Columbia Pike.
- Updated at 10:15 a.m.
SILVER SPRING, MD — A total of 25 patients -- 23 of them youths age 14 or younger -- were taken to area hospitals after an accident on Columbia Pike near Musgrove Road, authorities said.
The collision involved two 15-person passenger vans, with one rear-ending the other. The numerous injuries are described as non-life-threatening , says Pete Piringer, spokesman for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services.
About 9:40, Piringer said via Twitter that a total of 25 patients were taken to hospitals. Of those, 23 were juveniles between 12 and 14 years old, along with two adults. All injuries were not serious, he said.
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Numerous EMS units are on the scene. A medical ambulance bus is en route to the scene, Piringer said.
All lanes of southbound Route 29/Columbia Pike are now open, authorities said.
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»Photos from Pete Piringer, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services spokesman
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