2 dead in wrong-way crash in Montgomery County

Two people are dead in a head-on crash after a vehicle traveled in the wrong direction in Montgomery County, Maryland, Saturday night.

Police said they got a call just after 6:45 p.m. to go to the area of southbound Interstate 270, south of Democracy Boulevard, for a report of a crash.

A preliminary investigation revealed that a Ford Mustang was going in the wrong direction on I-270 and hit a Toyota Sedan head-on. Police said two passengers inside the Toyota were taken to a hospital where they were declared dead, while the driver of the Ford was taken to a hospital for treatment.

As a result, all the southbound lanes on the I-270 spur are closed.

It is an active and ongoing investigation.

Below is a map of where the crash took place:

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