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Port Tobacco, MD – On Tuesday, Aug. 9 emergency crews and police responded shortly after 4 p.m. to a motor vehicle crash on Port Tobacco Road and Mary Drive. According to a posted report from the La Plata Volunteer Fire Department, seven injuries were reported. One motorist was trapped in a vehicle. After being removed from the vehicle the unidentified motorist was flown to a regional trauma center.
The other injured motorists were transported to area hospitals.
The crash remains under investigation. The roadway was closed for approximately five hours following the crash.
Update 9:30 pm. Authorities are reporting the roadway is reopened.
Port Tobacco Md 4:37 pm.–Port Tobacco Rd is closed in both directions between Rose Hill Rd and Poorhouse Rd due to auto accident. Police, Fire and EMS are on the scene handling the incident.
Please expect delays, use caution and avoid the area if possible.