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Two people were seriously injured when they were hit by a car in Aspen Hill, Maryland. Five others are being evaluated by paramedics. Northbound Georgia Avenue in Aspen Hill is closed.
WASHINGTON – Students waiting for a public school bus in Montgomery County, Aspen Hill, Maryland, were struck by a car that police said "maybe off the road" on Tuesday morning.
Five people were taken to the hospital and one has life-threatening injuries, said Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer.
Montgomery County Police Captain Paul Starks told WTOP that the police were not sure how many students were being beaten. The students, he said, had between high school and college.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer told the WTOP that seven people in total had been injured. He could not tell how many were pedestrians and how many were in the car.
It happened on Georgia Avenue, near the intersection of Wendy Lane, in front of the Italian ice cream of Rita, around 7 o'clock in the morning.
@mcpnews on the scene of the accident on Georgia Avenue & Wendy Lane. NB Georgia Avenue closed at Hewitt Avenue @marcelwarfield @MontgomeryCoMD @ Kentland33 @mcfrs @ Starbuck1004 @ wusa9 #GetUpDC @_EllenBryan @ Wusa9traffic pic.twitter.com/9nHy3AIcuD
– Mark Bost (@obedienttither) October 9, 2018
Northbound Georgia Avenue, between Hewitt Avenue and Aspen Hill Road, is closed following a police investigation.
ICYMI: MD-97 / Georgia Ave. NB CLOSED between Hewitt and Aspen Hill avenues, investigation of an accident, follow instructions of the police. #AspenHill #MdTraffic #Dtrafic
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– WTOP Traffic (@WTOPtraffic) October 9, 2018
The Montgomery County police tweeted that the driver had remained on the scene.
WTOP has a reporter directed to the stage. This story will be updated as new information comes in.
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