SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — One person died and 3 were injured, along with 2 horses in a crash on NE Ehlen Rd and NE Butteville Rd. in Marion County.
According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, a car heading north on Butteville Rd. did not stop at the intersection, causing a truck with a horse trailer to crash.
The driver of the car was seriously injured and flown to a Portland hospital, the passenger died at the scene.
The 2 people in the truck were taken to hospitals with non life-threatening injuries. Their trailer had 2 horses inside, which were attended to at the scene by a veterinarian.
The Marion County Crash Team and Oregon State Troopers are investigating and expect to have that intersection closed for several hours.
Filed under: Crashes, Local News, Marion County
