MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — One man is dead following a multi-vehicle crash involving a van, a car and a Metrobus in Silver Spring, Maryland.
According to Montgomery County Police, at around 9 p.m. Sunday, the drivers of two cars crashed into each other near New Hampshire Avenue and Lockwood Drive. The man driving the van, identified as 25-year-old Ovidio Aroldo Gonzalez Cortez, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. The man driving the car was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.
Police claim Cortez was behind the wheel when, for reasons still under investigation, he crossed the median and struck a blue 2008 Toyota Corolla in the southbound lanes. The Corolla was subsequently hit by the Metrobus, which was also driving southbound.
Metro officials said there was one passenger on the bus, and neither the passenger nor the driver were injured, but the driver was transported to the hospital out of caution.