MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. ( DC News Now ) — A Silver Spring woman died in the hospital after multiple vehicles collided on Interstate 495 in Montgomery County on Wednesday morning.
Maryland State Police (MSP) said that just before 11:30 a.m., troopers were called to the outer loop of I-495 near Old Georgetown Road for a crash involving five vehicles, including a tow truck.
Their preliminary investigation revealed that the truck allegedly failed to control its speed and slammed into the back of a Honda Civic, police said. The truck then swerved off the road, before driving back onto the highway, hitting a Ford Ranger, according to MSP.
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The impact of the collision caused a chain reaction, and the Ford hit an SUV, which then hit a minivan…