WALDORF, Md. — A man has died after a head-on crash in Charles County Friday morning, Maryland State Police said.
The crash was first reported around 6:30 a.m. It involved two vehicles. Maryland State Police said according to a preliminary investigation, a silver Toyota Camry was heading south in the northbound lane on Route 5 and crashed head-on into a Ford F-150 pickup truck. The driver of the truck, who has only been identified as a man, was pronounced dead on the scene of the crash.
The driver of the Camry was airlifted by U.S. Park Police helicopter to MedStar Washington Hospital Center for treatment of his injuries. The driver's condition is not known at this time.
Lanes were blocked for several hours Friday near Mattawoman Beantown Road at Pinefield Drive in Waldorf while police responded and conducted their investigation. Lanes have since reopened.
The cause of the crash is also still under investigation.
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