A head-on, two-vehicle crash Tuesday in Gambrills sent three people to area hospitals, Anne Arundel County Fire Department officials said.

The crash occurred around 2:30 p.m. when an Isuzu Rodeo and a Honda Spectra collided on Generals Highway near Honeysuckle Lane, Battalion Chief Steve Thompson said.

The driver of the Rodeo, a 57-year-old man, and the driver of the Spectra, a 55-year-old woman, were taken to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center, Thompson said. A passenger in the SUV, a 50-year-old woman, was taken to Anne Arundel Medical Center, he said.

Anne Arundel County Police Lt. James Fredericks said that Generals Highway was closed briefly.