A motorcyclist suffered life-threatening injuries and two others in a car also were injured Tuesday morning during a collision on Veirs Mill Road in Silver Spring, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) officials said on social media.
Montgomery County police are actively investigating the collision, the department said in a statement Tuesday morning.
The collision closed eastbound Veirs Mill Road between Pendleton Drive and Claridge Road for several hours. As of 11:43 a.m., all of Veirs Mill Road had reopened, police said on social media.
First responders were dispatched just after 8 a.m. to the intersection of Veirs Mill and Newport Mill roads for a collision involving a motorcycle and a Nissan Rogue, according to police and MCFRS Assistant Chief David Pazos.
While at the scene, MCFRS crews evaluated three patients, including the man driving the motorcycle and two people who were in the car involved in the collision, MCFRS chief spokesperson Pete Piringer said Tuesday morning on social media.
The motorcyclist was transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to police. The adult driver and juvenile passenger of the Nissan Rogue remained at the scene after the crash and were transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
