Deadly multivehicle crash in Upper Marlboro leads to lane closures

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One person is dead after a five-vehicle crash in Prince George’s County, Maryland, Monday morning that led to some lane closures.

Just before 10 a.m., Maryland State Police responded for the report of the crash in the area of southbound U.S. Route 301 at Village Drive in Upper Marlboro.

One person in a Lexus was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. Another person in a pickup truck was taken to hospital for treatment of injuries, Maryland State Police said in a statement.

Preliminary investigation showed that the driver of the Lexus was heading toward the intersection and was struck by the pickup truck. The crash led to three other vehicles crashing. No other people were taken to the hospital for injuries, state police said.

Below is a map of where the crash took place:

Map of Upper Marlboro crash
(Courtesy Google Maps)

WTOP’s Abigail Constantino contributed to this report.

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Tadiwos Abedje

Tadi Abedje is a freelance digital writer/editor for WTOP. He was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Northern Virginia. Journalism has been his No. 1 passion since he was a kid and he is blessed to be around people, telling their stories and sharing them with the world.

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