Multi-Car Accident Shuts Down Route 214

A four-car collision on Maryland Route 214 shut down the major road in both directions and sent two women to the hospital Thursday evening, according to Anne Arundel County Fire Department Chief Michael Cox.

Firefighters responded to the crash around 6:35 p.m. Thursday and found a 27-year-old woman trapped inside her vehicle. It took the emergency crew about 15 minutes to get her free from the car, Cox said. 

The 27-year-old sustained serious but not life-threatening injuries, Cox said. A second woman, estimated to be in her 50s, also suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries. Both were taken to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. 

Police closed Route 214 in both directions and said it will remain that way until approximately 8 p.m., according to officials at the Anne Arundel County Police Department's southern precinct. 

Officers are directing traffic down South River Clubhouse Road to Route 2, according to police.