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1 injured, car overturned in Connecticut Ave. crash

WASHINGTON — A Wednesday morning crash in the 12800 block of Connecticut Avenue in Silver Spring, Maryland, sent at least one person to the hospital, authorities say.

According to Montgomery County Fire & Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer, one person was pulled from the wreck with several injuries and was transported to the hospital around 8:45 a.m.

Traffic is being diverted from Connecticut Avenue at Weller Road as a result of the crash.

Connecticut Ave north of Weller Rd: Crash, one overturned, follow police direction #WheatonGlenmont #MdTraffic #DCTraffic

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A map of the area where the crash happened is below.

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