Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on Interstate 5 at Terwilliger Boulevard in Portland, Oregon.
What Happened: A tractor-trailer and a car collided under unspecified conditions.
Participants:
- Driver of car
- Driver of tractor-trailer
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Driver of car, injured
Details:
On or about Wednesday, June 9th, 2021, around 4:30 in the morning, an accident between a car and a tractor-trailer sent one person to the hospital. Officials from the OHP said the accident was reported along the northbound side of Interstate 5 at Terwilliger Boulevard in Portland, Oregon.
Officials said one as-of-yet unidentified person was injured when a tractor-trailer and a car collided under unknown circumstances. After the initial collision, the trailer appeared to have tipped onto the car. Paramedics transported one person from the scene to a nearby hospital with unknown injuries. Authorities did not mention any other vehicles in their preliminary statement on the crash.
According to Google Maps, Interstate 5 runs north and south through Portland, with the exchange of Terwilliger Boulevard a short distance south of downtown Portland.
Police are still investigating the accident.