A man was killed and five other people were injured in a crash that shut down part of Ridge Road in Montgomery County, Maryland, Saturday morning.
The two-vehicle collision happened in the 24000 block of Ridge Road near Hawks Road in the Damascus area.
All five people injured were in one vehicle, while the man who died was the sole occupant of the other vehicle involved, Montgomery County police said.
The five injured victims were transported to hospitals with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, police said.
Police were called to the crash shortly before 7:30 a.m.
The WTOP Traffic Center reported the section of Ridge Road between Valley Road and Hawks Road, near Cedar Grove Elementary School, is expected to remain closed for several hours for a police investigation.
A map of the area is below.
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