7 Car Crash In Montgomery County Declared A "Mass Casualty Incident"

MONTGOMERY Co. (WJZ) -- Officials have classified a serious car accident in Montgomery County as a "mass casualty incident."

The accident happened around 11:15 p.m. Thursday at New Hampshire Ave. and North Hampton Dr. Officials said seven cars were involved.

Pete Piringer, the Chief Spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service, said at least seven patients were evaluated by EMS crews. Two or three of those victims were trauma patients.

Update (initial dispatch ~1115p) - New Hampshire Ave. & N. Hampton Dr. all lanes blocked, appears to be result of high speed Collision, seven (7) vehicles involved, at least seven (7) patients evaluated by @MCFRS_EMIHS including 2 or 3 trauma patients, dozens of rescue crews OS pic.twitter.com/ZM6jtOIaq1
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) June 7, 2019

As of the last police update around midnight, all lanes on the roads were closed.

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