Three individuals were hospitalized following a vehicle collision that resulted in a fire in Olney on Friday afternoon. The incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. at the intersection of Olney Sandy Spring Road and Village Center Drive, according to Pete Piringer, a spokesperson for the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service.
Emergency medical services arrived at the scene to find two vehicles that had collided and subsequently caught fire. Fortunately, the occupants of both vehicles managed to escape without serious injuries.
Images from the scene depicted significant smoke and flames emanating from the vehicles. Firefighters acted quickly to extinguish the fire, while medics transported three people to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, as stated by Piringer.
The investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing.
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