1HAMPSTEAD, MD — A morning collision involving three vehicles on Route 30 in Carroll County left two people dead and three others seriously injured, Maryland State Police confirmed Friday.

Troopers responded to the Hampstead Bypass around 7:48 a.m. after receiving reports of a major crash. Investigators say a Ford pickup truck traveling southbound crossed into the northbound lanes for unknown reasons, striking a Chevrolet dump truck. The impact pushed the dump truck into a Chevrolet pickup truck.

The driver of the Chevrolet pickup truck was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger in the dump truck was transported by ambulance to Carroll Hospital Center, where they later died. Authorities are withholding the identities of the deceased pending notification of next of kin.

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