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Three Killed in Montgomery County Car Crash

The car crashed into a parked vehicle and then caught fire, according to the fire department

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NBC Washington

Three people are dead after a car crash on Park Vista Drive in the Layhill area of Montgomery County Friday.

The vehicle was travelling along Park Vista Drive when it crashed into a parked car and caught fire. The three passengers were pinned in the vehicle, according to the Montgomery County Department of Fire and Rescue Services.

Firefighters responded to the scene and extinguished the fire. They used the jaws of life to cut off the roof of the car and evacuate the three people, who all had critical injuries, the fire department said.

They were transported to a trauma center by ambulance. Two passengers died Friday, and the driver, 86-year-old Karl Neil Ross, died Sunday.

The Montgomery County Police Department is investigating the crash, according to the fire department.

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