Montgomery County Fire and Rescue attempt to extract a person from an overturned car in Gaithersburg, Maryland. (Courtesy Steve Mann/Montgomery County Fire and Rescue) One person is in critical condition after a car flipped over on Interstate 270 in Montgomery County, Maryland, Sunday evening. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue said the incident occurred after 8 p.m. just passing the I-370 overpass near exit 9 for Sam Elg Highway in Gaithersburg. Emergency crews found two people in the overturned car. Officials say county firefighters extracted one person from the vehicle.
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Both adults were sent to the hospital. One suffered severe, life-threatening injuries while the other had non-life-threatening injuries. Northbound lanes before the I-370 overpass were shut down for an hour as crews worked on the accident. Officials have not said what caused the accident. Here is a map of where the accident occurred: [google_map latitude=”39.122308″ longitude=”-77.198779″ zoom=”14″ height=”300px” location_label=”” dynamic_map=”false”] This is still a developing story. Stay with WTOP for the latest.
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