UPDATE: Four-vehicle injury crash on U.S. Highway 97 near La Pine
KTVZ – News Team
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — According to Oregon State Police, OSP responded to a four-vehicle injury crash Wednesday on Highway 97 near milepost 167 where a semi-truck collided into the rear end of a white Dodge truck.
OSP says the white Dodge truck rotated into oncoming traffic due to the rear-end collision, colliding with the rear trailer axle of a second semi-truck, causing the Dodge to become engulfed in flames. The white semi-truck continued in the original lane of travel, hitting a car trailer being pulled by a black Ford truck. The driver and passenger of the white Dodge were transported to the hospital with serious injuries.
Original report:
U.S. Highway 97 is closed in La Pine due to a crash, but ODOT reports a detour is in place. According to TripCheck, both the northbound and southbound lanes are closed just north of First Street.
Around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, ODOT told us that while the highway remains closed just north of La Pine, a detour is in place using Burgess Road and Huntington Road.
“Expect delays in the area,” they said.
The photos below are courtesy of viewer Joe Agee.
KTVZ News will continue to follow this developing story and has reached out to Oregon State Police for more information.
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