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3 hospitalized after crash on Maryland Route 200 in Montgomery Co.

Three people were hospitalized Wednesday morning after a single-car crash in Montgomery County, Maryland. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue)

Three people were hospitalized on Wednesday morning after a single-vehicle crash in Montgomery County, Maryland.

The crash happened in the westbound lanes of Maryland Route 200 — also known as the Intercounty Connector — between Exit 8 and Exit 3, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Public Information Officer Pete Piringer shortly before 9:30 a.m. That area is located near Shady Grove Road.


One person was trapped inside of a vehicle. A total of three patients — all adults — were taken to local hospitals, one with life-threatening injuries and two with non-life-threatening injuries, Piringer told ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½.

All of Maryland Route 200’s westbound lanes were closed for more than an hour after the crash. They reopened around 10:30 a.m., Piringer told ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½.

Below is a map showing the approximate area where the crash took place.

Kate Corliss

Kate Corliss is a Digital Writer/Editor for ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½.com. She is a senior studying journalism at American University and serves as the Campus Life Editor for the student newspaper, The Eagle.

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