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| Three killed in Bethesda crash | |
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| Three people were killed Saturday night in a car crash in the Bethesda area of Montgomery County, authorities said. | Three people were killed Saturday night in a car crash in the Bethesda area of Montgomery County, authorities said. |
| The crash occurred about 7 p.m. in the 6500 block of River Road, near Pyle Road. | |
| Initial reports indicated that the three victims died before they could be extricated from the wreckage. | Initial reports indicated that the three victims died before they could be extricated from the wreckage. |
| The cause of the crash was not known immediately. An accident reconstruction unit was called to help investigate. | |
| At least two vehicles were involved, according to preliminary accounts from the county police. | |
| Photographs showed that at least one of the vehicles had been knocked off the road onto the shoulder area. It was not clear whether all the dead were in the same vehicle. | |
| At least one person was injured in the collision, said Capt. Paul Starks, chief spokesman for the county police. | |
| He said the crash occurred in the outbound lanes, which carry traffic in a northwesterly direction. | |
| The road splits near the crash site, and a broad median separates the two directions of traffic. |