One Dead, Two Airlifted To DC Hospitals Following Crash In MD, State Police Say

One person was killed and two others were airlifted to area hospitals following a fatal crash in Charles County on Monday morning.

Two people were airlifted to DC hospitals.
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Zak Failla

06/12/2023 1:45 p.m.

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on Monday, June 12, a Dodge Durango was driving on US Route 301 near MD Route 234 when the driver struck an embankment and overturned the truck, state police say.

First responders were called to the scene, and a passenger in the Durango was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.

Two others injured in the crash were flown by US Park Police to MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC for treatment of undisclosed injuries.

It is unclear what caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle.

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The northbound lanes of Route 301 were closed for several hours following the crash as state police and the Maryland Department of Transportation investigated. The roads have since reopened.

Police say that the crash remains under investigation. No information about the victims has been released by the department.

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