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Howard County Police Investigating Overnight Fatal Accident In Columbia

COLUMBIA, MD (WJZ)-- Howard County Police are investigating an overnight accident in Columbia that killed one person and seriously injured another.

Police say a 2021 Honda Accord was traveling eastbound on Vollmerhausen Road near Vollmerhausen Drive around 2:23a.m. Sunday morning when for an unknown reason it left the roadway and struck a tree.

The passenger, 25-year-old Mawuena Lassey of Columbia, was killed in the accident while the male adult driver was transported to University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center and is listed in critical condition.

Police are still investigating the cause of the deadly accident.

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