Seven people are injured 鈥� three critically 鈥� after a crash on Connecticut Avenue in front of the National Zoo in D.C.
The crash happened just after 8 a.m., according to D.C. Fire and EMS.
It involved two vehicles, and three victims were trapped. It took multiple rescue squads to help free those passengers.
Update crash with entrapment 3000 block Connecticut Ave NW. All patients extricated. Transporting 7 patients to various hospitals, 3 with life threatening injuries.
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All seven of the occupants 鈥� six adults and one teen 鈥� were taken to local hospitals. Three have life-threatening injuries, officials said.
Road closures were lifted as of 2:45 p.m., said Dave Dildine in the 91欧美激情 Traffic Center.
