Three Injured in Multi-Vehicle Crash on Crain Highway, Child Among Those Trapped

A Monday morning crash at the intersection of Crain Highway (MD-301) and Gillespie Circle left three people hospitalized, including a 9-year-old boy, after a multi-vehicle collision sent one vehicle rolling onto its side and trapped multiple occupants inside.

Emergency crews arrived within three minutes of dispatch and found multiple vehicles involved, with three patients confirmed trapped in the overturned vehicle. Firefighters extricated two adults and the child in under 20 minutes. In total, EMS evaluated five patients at the scene; two declined transport.

A 61-year-old woman and a 52-year-old man were both taken by ambulance to the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center in Largo with injuries and for further evaluation. The 9-year-old boy was transported separately to Children's National Hospital in Washington for precautionary reasons and further evaluation.

The crash occurred at approximately 11:50 a.m. on March 9, 2026. Traffic along Crain Highway near Gillespie Circle was disrupted while emergency crews worked the scene. Sources identified the location as either Waldorf or Upper Marlboro; the exact jurisdiction remains unconfirmed, as MD-301 runs along the border between Charles and Prince George's counties in that corridor.

Police are investigating the cause of the collision. No charges or citations had been publicly announced as of this reporting, and the sequence of events leading to the crash has not been officially released.