2 Dead After Single-Car Crash Sunday Morning

UPDATED (2:43 p.m.)—Police are investigating a single-vehicle accident that killed two people and send two others to area hospitals Sunday morning in Rossville.

The crash took place before 7 a.m. on eastbound U.S. Route 40 at Martin Boulevard (MD Route 700), according to a tweet by the Baltimore County Police and Fire Department.

The owner of the vehicle, a 22 year-old male, was transported to Shock Trauma by ground for treatment of serious injuries. Police said that man was driving at the time of the accident.

A  25 year-old male, was transported to Johns Hopkins Bayview by ground and is listed in stable condition.

Two unnamed individuals were pronounced dead at the scene. Neither has been identified pending notification of the families, police said.

Patients were transported to Maryland Shock Trauma and Johns Hopkins Bayview medical centers, police said.

The crash involved a single vehicle, a Ford Mustang, police said.

A preliminary investigation indicates that speed may have been a factor in the single-car crash, according to a statement issued by police.

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Reporter Bryan P. Sears contributed to this story.