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Matt Small | msmall@wtop.com
October 19, 2025, 7:24 AM
A child’s birthday party was tragically interrupted when a vehicle plowed into a group of people in Bladensburg, Maryland, leaving 11 injured Saturday night.
Seven of the 11 people were children between the ages of 2 and 9 years old, according to the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department.
The Bladensburg Police Department said officers responded to the 4100 block of 56th Avenue, just north of Annapolis Road, for a motor vehicle collision at 10:14 p.m.
It said a vehicle traveling “from the area of Annapolis Road” struck several people gathered in front of a home for a child’s birthday party. Then the driver ran away from the scene.
All seven children were transported to Children’s National Hospital. Four others were transported to area hospitals, including the Capital Regional Medical Center and Howard University Hospital.
The Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department said two of the children transported to Children’s National Hospital were in critical condition, the other five were in serious condition.
Bladensburg Police said the driver’s identity, the whereabouts of the driver and the cause of the crash are under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives at 301-864-6080.
A map of the area where the vehicle crash happened is below.
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