One dead after collision between Ride On bus, vehicle in Gaithersburg 

Midcounty Highway at Goshen Road reopened Friday morning

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May 1, 2026 11:24 a.m.

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A man is dead after a Friday morning collision between a vehicle and an empty Ride On bus in Gaithersburg, which resulted in the closure of Midcounty Highway and Goshen Road, according to Montgomery County police.  

Officers and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) crews were dispatched to the area near the intersection of Midcounty Highway and Goshen Road in Gaithersburg at about 4:45 a.m. Friday morning for the report of a collision with a vehicle and Ride On bus, police said Friday. 

When responders arrived, they found a man who was pronounced dead on scene. The driver of the Ride On bus, which had no passengers, didn’t report any injuries and remained on scene, police said. MCFRS spokesperson Pete Piringer said on social media that the collision involved entrapment.  

County police told Bethesda Today over email Thursday that the man who died was the driver of the vehicle and there was an additional passenger in the car who was transported to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.  

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Midcounty Highway at Goshen Road, as well as Goshen Road at Emory Grove Road, were open as of 10:30 a.m. Friday.  

Police said the department’s Collision Reconstruction Unit is investigating the incident. More information, including the name of the victim, will become available after notification of the next of kin.  

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Originally published at Bethesdamagazine