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2 hospitalized after tanker rolls over in crash with car on River Road in Potomac

Two people were sent to the hospital Saturday night after a fire tanker rolled over in a crash with a car on River Road in Potomac, Maryland. It happened around 8 p.m., as the fire tanker and was responding to a truck fire on the outer loop. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue said both the driver of the car and the fire tanker were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the tanker was released Sunday morning and is at home recovering.

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Montgomery County police are handling the investigation into the crash, which is still ongoing. Below is a map of the area where the crash took place:

Map of area of crash involving fire tanker in Potomac
(Courtesy Google Maps)

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