Two vehicle collision leaves one car off the ground, two injured

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Because of the nature of the crash, the department requested the Technical Rescue units to stabilize the cars.

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — A car was found completely off of the ground after crashing into another car in Fairfax County Wednesday night.

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department responded to the crash at the intersection of Roberts Road and Collingham Drive in the Kings Park West area.

A photograph shared by the fire department shows the two cars entangled. One car is on the ground on its side, and the other car is completely off the ground, in the other side of the other car.

Because of the nature of the collision, the department requested the Technical Rescue units to stabilize the cars.

Two people were injured in the crash. Both were transported to nearby hospitals. One person is in life-threatening condition, and the other is in non-life-threatening condition.

Officials have not provided any details on if speed or impairment was a factor in this crash, or any details on how the car ended up off of the ground. They also have not provided any details on the people involved.

One person posted that they witnessed the crash before rescue teams arrived in a response to Fairfax Fire and Rescue on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

“Wow. I passed this crash scene just after it must have happened,  before rescue vehicles arrived. I couldn’t believe my eyes for a second. I hope all involved can make a full recovery, it was the scariest looking crash I’ve ever seen with the one car up in the air like that,” user Eliz posted.

Wow. I passed this crash scene just after it must have happened, before rescue vehicles arrived. I couldn’t believe my eyes for a second. I hope all involved can make a full recovery, it was the scariest looking crash I’ve ever seen with the one car up in the air like that.

— Eliz (@Elizabe38529226) October 9, 2024

The area of Roberts Road and Collingham Drive is residential.

This investigation is ongoing. WUSA9 will continue to update this story as more information comes into our newsroom.

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