Three hospitalized after box truck crash on Rhode Island Avenue in Beltsville

Three people were hospitalized Saturday morning after a multi-vehicle crash involving a box truck on Rhode Island Avenue in Beltsville, with one victim transported in critical condition and two others taken to hospitals with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

Prince George’s County Fire and Rescue Department crews responded just before 9:15 a.m. to the 10900 block of Rhode Island Avenue, where responders found one person trapped in the wreckage. Fire and rescue crews freed that victim and rushed the person to a hospital in critical condition, officials said.

The other two injured people were also taken to area hospitals. Officials said their injuries were serious, but not considered life-threatening.

Photos from the scene showed a box truck and a trailer that had collided, with shattered glass and debris spread across the roadway. A separate account described a driver trapped inside a heavily damaged truck before rescuers pulled the victim free.

The Prince George’s County Police Department is investigating the crash, and the cause has not been released. The wreck happened in Beltsville, part of Prince George’s County Police District VI, the county’s northernmost district, which also includes unincorporated Laurel, Calverton and Greenbelt. Rhode Island Avenue remained at the center of emergency response as crews worked the crash site and investigators began piecing together what led to the collision.