Medical officials with the University of Maryland Shock Trauma gave an update on the massive 67-car pileup that happened on I-95 near Caton Avenue Saturday.
Shock Trauma's GO-TEAM responded to the scene Saturday. The special team is dispatched to crash scenes when extricating victims with life-threatening injuries is expected to last more than an hour.
GO-TEAM members helped free one person from the wreckage Saturday. Gerard Slobogean, M.D., an orthopaedic trauma specialist, and Matt Belzak, CRNA, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, responded to the scene.
Two people were killed in the crash, including the driver of a gas tanker truck that overturned and burst into flames around 5:30 a.m.
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Seven people are still being treated at Shock Trauma for their injuries. Doctors said they're expected to survive.
Medical officials: GO Team allows us to perform necessary treatment in the field potentially saving more lives @ABC2NEWS
— Skyler A. Henry (@SkylerHenry) December 19, 2016
GO team helped with getting one person from the wreckage on Saturday. Members say the toughest part was the ice @ABC2NEWS
— Skyler A. Henry (@SkylerHenry) December 19, 2016
Med official: This was different (referring to ax). Everybody who was sent here was badly injured in comparison to similar events @ABC2NEWS
— Skyler A. Henry (@SkylerHenry) December 19, 2016
Seven people are still in the hospital. As of now, doctors say they're all pulling through @ABC2NEWS
— Skyler A. Henry (@SkylerHenry) December 19, 2016
Video of the crash was shared widely on social media.
Drivers and witnesses involved in the fatal crash are asked to call Maryland Transportation Authority Police at 410-537-1208 with details on the crash.
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