6 injured in collision involving Ride On bus, dump truck in Silver Spring

New Hampshire Avenue at Mahan Road closed Tuesday morning, police say Six people were transported to a local hospital with minor injuries following a collision involving a Ride On bus and a dump truck Tuesday morning in Silver Spring, Montgomery...

6 injured in collision involving Ride On bus, dump truck in Silver Spring
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6 injured in collision involving Ride On bus, dump truck in Silver Spring 

New Hampshire Avenue at Mahan Road closed Tuesday morning, police say

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Ashlyn Campbell

May 19, 2026 10:02 a.m.

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    Montgomery County police car. Photo credit: Ashlyn Campbell

    Six people were transported to a local hospital with minor injuries following a collision involving a Ride On bus and a dump truck Tuesday morning in Silver Spring, Montgomery County police said on social media.  

    According to police, officers were dispatched at roughly 7:20 a.m. to a collision involving the bus on New Hampshire Avenue. The collision also involved a dump truck, police said Tuesday morning in an email to Bethesda Today.  

    All six occupants of the bus, including the driver, were transported to a local hospital with minor injuries, police said. Police did not say whether or not the driver of the dump truck was injured.

    As of roughly 9:30 a.m., New Hampshire Avenue at Mahan Road was closed while police investigated the crash. Police advised drivers to find alternate routes and expect delays due to the closure.  

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    Originally published at Bethesdamagazine