Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) are on the scene of an incident involving a driver running over a man who was laying in the roadway for unknown reasons on E Diamond Ave in Gaithersburg shortly before 8am on Tuesday morning.
According to MCFRS Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer, passing drivers could not see the person laying in the roadway for reasons unknown at this time due to the sun’s glare. E Diamond Ave is closed as of 8am and one adult is being transported to the hospital with priority 1 trauma (life-threatening injuries).
We will update this article if additional information becomes available.
Gaithersburg- E Diamond Ave CLOSED between Park Av & Russell Av @MCFRS_EMIHS transporting 1 adult Pri1 trauma, (run over by a vehicle, apparently was laying in road & cars didn’t see him due to bright sunshine glare) @mcfrs M708, PE708, EMS703 on scene, some lanes blocked pic.twitter.com/03OUIKoBkL
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) April 16, 2024