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1 dead, 6 injured after two-vehicle crash in Germantown

One of the two vehicles significantly damaged after a crash in Germantown, Maryland, on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (Courtesy Pete Piringer)(Courtesy Pete Piringer/Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue)

One person is dead and at least six others are injured after a two-vehicle crash near Kingsview Park in Germantown, Maryland, Tuesday morning.

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer told ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµapp the two cars collided just before 5:30 a.m. at the intersection of Clopper Road and Great Seneca Highway.

Passengers were trapped inside both cars, one of which flipped and caught fire.

Dozens of first responders on the scene managed to get everyone out of the cars.

Montgomery County fire officials said some of those injured have a range of life-threatening, serious and traumatic injuries, calling it a “mass casualty” incident because of the number of those injured.

Montgomery County police said the person confirmed dead is an adult.

Several of those involved in the crash were teenagers and young adults.

The ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµapp Traffic Center reported the intersection of Clopper Road and Great Seneca Highway remains closed to vehicle traffic.

A map of the area is below.

Map of Germantown two-vehicle crash
A map of the intersection of Clopper Road and Great Seneca Highway where the crash took place on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (Courtesy Google Maps)

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