Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded Wednesday morning to a parking garage at 5454 Wisconsin Ave. in Chevy Chase, where a vehicle fell approximately 40 feet from the fifth floor of the Barlow Building, landing on its roof.
According to Chief Spokesperson for MCFRS Pete Piringer, the vehicle crashed through the garage railing before plunging to the ground. Emergency responders evaluated a trauma patient who had self-extricated following the crash.
We will provide an update if additional information becomes available.
More….R/O Barlow Bldg, The Hills Plaza, btwn S Park Av & Willard Sv, vehicle crashed thru railing & plunged ~40’ (landing on roof), single patient self-extricated (Pri2 trauma patient ‘by mechanism’/way it happened), NLTI pic.twitter.com/TmG4YtvymN
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) October 30, 2024