5 Children Killed In Early Morning Crash In Bowie

Bowie, Md (WJZ) — Maryland state police are continuing to investigate an early morning crash in Prince George’s County that took the lives of five children.
Troopers were called to US 301 northbound between MD 214 and Pointer Ridge Drive in Bowie just before 5 a.m. this morning for a single vehicle accident.
When Troopers arrived they found multiple fatalities causing them to shut down all northbound lanes of Route 301 for several hours as they investigated the accident.
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