Passenger Severely Injured After Car Hits Tree on Conn. Ave

One person is being treated for life-threatening injuries, after the car they were traveling in struck a tree on Connecticut around 4:30 p.m. on May 7, according to a county police statement.

The vehicle—driven by Dawa Tamang, 39, of Rockville—was traveling south on Connecticut Avenue in Kensington when it left the road near the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Saul Road, hit the road's center median strip and then hit a tree in that median, police said.

Tamang received minor injuries from the incident, but front seat passenger Lok Katwal—31, of the same address as Tamang—remains in the hospital, police said. Tamang and Katwal were the only people in the car, and no other vehicles were involved, police said.

Police do not yet know why the vehicle—a 2003 GMC Savana—left the roadway, according to the police statement.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call investigators, at 240-773-6620, or the police non-emergency line, at 301-279-8000.