Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a single-vehicle collision involving a driver crashing into a utility pole on Muncaster Mill Rd, between Avery Rd and the MD200 ICC overpass, on Tuesday evening.
According to MCFRS Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer, the driver crashed into a utility pole, with wires coming down on the vehicle and across the road. Communication/Verizon wires were also affected by the crash, which blocked lanes on Muncaster Mill Rd. One patient was transported with priority 1 trauma (life threatening injuries) and another was transported with priority 2 trauma (serious, but non-life threatening injuries). There is no word on what caused the crash.
Update – Muncaster Mill Road, collision, single vehicle into utility pole, communication/Verizon wires down on vehicle across road, @MCFRS_EMIHS Transported 1 Pri1 trauma & 1 Pri2 NLT, both adults, some lanes blocked https://t.co/JyEW3uA8BH pic.twitter.com/6XiMzH1a9o
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) March 14, 2023