(NEWARK, MD) – Maryland State Police are on the scene of a multiple fatality crash involving several vehicles on Rt. 113 in Worcester County.
Shortly before 5:00 p.m. today, Maryland State Police at the Berlin Barrack were dispatched to a three-vehicle crash on southbound Rt. 113 near Langmaid Road in Newark, Worcester County. Preliminary information indicates four people are dead at the scene.
Early information from troopers on the scene indicates there were seven people in one vehicle. Four of them are deceased and the other three have been flown to the Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.
Two drivers from two other vehicles were also flown to the Peninsula Regional Medical Center. State Police medevac helicopters from Salisbury and Easton responded to fly all the injured victims to the trauma center. The driver of a tractor trailer whose truck was struck by debris from the crash behind him was not injured.
Rt. 113 is closed in both directions due to the extensive crash scene. State Highway Administration personnel are assisting with detours around the area by way of Newark Road. The roadway is expected to be closed for several hours. At the location of the crash, Rt. 113 is a 55 mph un-divided highway with one lane in each direction.
The Maryland State Police CRASH Team has responded and is conducting a detailed crash investigation. Additional information will be provided when it becomes available and after families have been notified.
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3 comments:
God Bless all the families who are affected by this accident.
Blame the road. Double Yellow line and in a hurry. Sorry I feel nothing.
How can you feel nothing ... My son and daughter in law and I were there as a regular people helping out and the 2 yr old boy died in front of me as I held his older sister and his mother..My prayers go to everyone that was there helping and to all the victims
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