Per MCPD: The Montgomery County Department of Police is investigating a serious collision that occurred on Thursday, August 17, 2023. At approximately 6:39 p.m., Montgomery County 4th District officers and Fire Rescue personnel responded to the area of Georgia Avenue and Kayson Street for the report of a serious traffic collision involving four vehicles.
The preliminary investigation has revealed that a gray Audi A6 was traveling southbound on Georgia Avenue when it struck a Red heavy duty Ford Truck and trailer that was attempting to turn onto northbound Georgia Avenue. The truck spun, detaching from its trailer and collided with a Chevy Traverse. The detached trailer then spilled into the road and was hit by a white Ford Taurus.
The driver and three passengers of the Ford Truck were transported to an area hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The drivers from the Audi A6 and Ford Taurus were also transported to area hospitals with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. A pedestrian who was in the area at the time, was injured while attempting to avoid the collision. The pedestrian was transported to an area hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. This is an active and ongoing investigation.
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