PHOTOS: Car gets tangled in power lines after Montgomery Co. crash

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue tweeted this picture of a rollover crash that involved a vehicle caught in power lines on May 29, 2020.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue tweeted this picture of a rollover crash that involved a vehicle caught in power lines on Friday, May 29, 2020. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue)
Around 2 p.m., Montgomery County Fire spokesperson Pete Piringer tweeted pictures and video from the scene, showing a car dangling from some power and communication lines. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue)
It happened in the 10700 block of Columbia Pike. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue)
Piringer said there were no injuries resulting from the crash, and it did not start a fire. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue)
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Montgomery County Fire and Rescue tweeted this picture of a rollover crash that involved a vehicle caught in power lines on May 29, 2020.

A car crashed through a fence, went over a wall and got tangled in some power lines along Columbia Pike in the Silver Spring area, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue said Friday.

It happened in the 10700 block of Columbia Pike.

Around 2 p.m., Montgomery County Fire spokesperson Pete Piringer tweeted pictures and video from the scene, showing a car dangling from some power and communication lines.

Piringer said there were no injuries resulting from the crash, and it did not start a fire.

Some wires were brought down in the incident, and police directed traffic so that crews could begin fixing the damage.

Below is a map of where the crash happened:

Zeke Hartner

Zeke Hartner is a digital writer/editor who has been with WTOP since 2017. He is a graduate of North Carolina State University’s Political Science program and an avid news junkie.

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