3-vehicle crash in Northwest DC leaves 5 injured

WASHINGTON — Five people are in the hospital, one with injuries that are life threatening, after three cars crashed in Northwest D.C. early Sunday morning.

It happened just after 3:30 a.m. at the intersection of Missouri and Kansas avenues in Brightwood Park.

The man with life-threatening injuries was trapped in the crash and had to be extricated by authorities. A woman also suffered serious injuries, D.C. Fire and EMS said.

The three other people involved in the crash had minor injuries.

The cause of the crash is unknown. Below is a map of where the crash happened.

Teddy Gelman

Teddy Gelman became Morning Drive Producer in February 2020. Prior to that, he worked as a weekend producer and an assistant producer after joining WTOP in 2018. He’s also filed news stories on-air, anchored sportscasts and produced for the WTOP traffic team.

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