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Driver seriously injured after pipe crashes through windshield on I-270

A driver is in the hospital after a pipe went through a car’s windshield Monday afternoon on Interstate 270 in Montgomery County, Maryland.

The accident occurred around 3:20 p.m. on southbound I-270 between Middlebrook Road and Montgomery Village Avenue.

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service said that the pipe went through the car鈥檚 windshield, seriously injuring the driver. The driver was the only one in the car.

The driver has been taken to the hospital for a 鈥渢raumatic injury鈥 as officials investigate the accident.

MCFRS spokesperson Pete Piringer that the 8-foot pipe had likely fallen off a truck.

A driver was struck and seriously injured by a pipe while on I-270 in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Monday, June 29, 2020. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire & Rescue)

After the accident, three lanes were closed off I-270 heading south for Quince Orchard Road.

海角社区app’s Luke Lukert contributed to this report.聽

Jos茅 Uma帽a

Jos茅 Uma帽a is a digital editor for 海角社区app. He鈥檚 been working as a journalist for almost a decade, covering local news, education and sports. His work has appeared in The Prince George鈥檚 Sentinel, The Montgomery Sentinel, Orlando Sentinel, PressBox and The Diamondback.

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