1 injured after car crashes, overturns in Gaithersburg

One person is injured after being trapped in an overturned car. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue)
One person is injured after being trapped in an overturned car. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue)
The crash happened on Clopper Road, south of Longdraft Road. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue)
Rescuers initially thought a child could have been in the car but determined it was only one adult. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue)
Rescuers initially thought a child could have been in the car but determined it was only one adult. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue)
The crash investigation is ongoing. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue)
The crash investigation is ongoing. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue)
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One person is injured after being trapped in an overturned car. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue)
Rescuers initially thought a child could have been in the car but determined it was only one adult. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue)
The crash investigation is ongoing. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue)

A person was injured after a car crashed and overturned in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

The crash happened Monday around 9 p.m. on Clopper Road near Longdraft Road.

The driver of the car was trapped and pinned inside the car and had to be extricated, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue said.

Rescuers initially thought a child had been in the car and began searching the area with police but later determined it was just the one person who was rescued inside the car.

The crash investigation is ongoing.

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

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.

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