Chain-reaction crash sends 7 to hospital in Arundel

A chain-reaction car crash in Gambrills Sunday, sent seven people to area hospitals, according to Anne Arundel county police and fire officials.

The crash resulted after two teenage girls attempted to cross northbound Route 3 near Waugh Chapel Road and one of them was struck by a car.

When the vehicle that had hit the young girl came to a stop, another car following slammed into it, officials said.

The 15-year-old girl was transported to Johns Hopkins Children's Center while a 30-year-old man, whose injuries were described as serious but non-life-threatening, was taken to Prince George's County Trauma Center.

The remaining injured, which included children and adults, were taken to the Baltimore Washington Medical Center. One man at the scene refused treatment, officials said.

The incident remains under investigation by county police.