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A juvenile driver led a car of seven children into a collision with a blue Toyota Matrix, resulting in one death.

A two-car collision in Germantown on Tuesday morning left one man dead and seven children injured. The accident occurred at the intersection of Clopper Road and Great Seneca Highway at approximately 5:30 a.m. Pete Piringer reported that the incident involved an overturned vehicle on fire and several patients requiring varying levels of medical attention. The collision involved a white Kia Optima, which had been reported stolen from a Montgomery County home several hours prior, and a blue Toyota Matrix. Police confirmed that no adult was present in the Kia Optima, which was occupied by children aged 12 to 15. None of the juveniles were old to have a driver's license. The driver of the Toyota Matrix suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The juvenile driver of the Kia was transported to a local hospital in critical but stable condition, while the other children were taken to local trauma centers. The intersection remained closed for several hours following the crash.

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