The Baltimore County police are reporting a cluster of three separate crashes Wednesday morning on the Inner Loop of the Beltway between Reisterstown Road and Interstate 795, forcing the shutdown of two lanes.

According to police, one is a five-vehicle crash in which injuries have been reported and for which medics have been dispatched.

A second was a two-vehicle crash that involved a county police vehicle. Police said an occupant of the civilian vehicle requested medical attention but that there was no other information on possible injuries.

Police said a third collision, involving two cars, caused only property damage. There have been no reports of fatalities in any of the crashes. Police are urging drivers to avoid the area.

As in common in developing news situations, a second agency is reporting entirely different information. State Highway Administration spokeswoman Kellie Boulware said the agency knew of three accidents on the Inner Loop as well -- one at Hollins Ferry Road, one at Liberty Road and one at Reisterstown Road.  Boulware said her understanding is that the Reisterstown Road crash involves two cars and two SUV, while information about the other incidents was more sketchy.

UPDATE: As of 12:40 a.m., Baltimore County police spokeswoman Louise Rogers-Feher provided some additional details and clarification. The first crash, involving five vehicles, took place at 10:33 in the Reisterstown Road-Interstate 795 area of the Inner Loop. Injuries were initially reported but nobody was transported to a hospital from the scene. The second occurred at 10:34 a.m. when a civilian vehicle moving over to let first responders get through to the first crash. The private car crashed into the back of an unoccupied police car on the shoulder. Rogers-Feher said the driver was uninjured but a passengers was transported to Sinai Hospital with minor injuries. She said a third crash involving two vehicles took place at 10:45 a.m. in the same area, causing property damage only. The drivers exchanged information and left the scene without a police report being filed.

She said two lanes of the Inner Loop remained closed as of 12:40.