WASHINGTON — Two people were in the hospital after they were struck by a car at a church parking lot in Montgomery County.
![Police investigate the scene of a crash in a church parking lot in Montgomery County, Maryland, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/moco_church_parking_lot_crash_2.jpg)
![A shoe and a cane is seen at the scene of a church parking lot crash in Bethesda, Aug.
5, 2017. Two people were struck. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/moco_church_parking_lot_crash_1.jpg)
![Police investigate the scene of a crash in a church parking lot in Montgomery County, Maryland, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/moco_church_parking_lot_crash_2-260x174.jpg)
![A shoe and a cane is seen at the scene of a church parking lot crash in Bethesda, Aug.
5, 2017. Two people were struck. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/moco_church_parking_lot_crash_1-260x174.jpg)
It happened at the River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation on River Road in Bethesda around 4:30 p.m.
An 86-year-old man and 83-year-old woman were struck and are seriously injured, according to Paul Starks, spokesman for Montgomery County police.
A 76-year-old woman was driving the striking vehicle, a Lexus. She stayed at the scene, Starks said.
Several lanes in the area were closed as police investigated.
Below is the area where the crash happened:
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Correction: An earlier version of the story said both victims were 86 years old.