Oregon wildland firefighter van, semi collide; 10 hurt, 1 critically

  • Source: ktvz.com
  • Published: 07/11/2012 12:00 AM

The driver of a van carrying 10 contract wildland firefighters fell asleep and the van collided nearly head-on with a semi-truck on Highway 126 west of Prineville early Tuesday, critically injuring one passenger, Oregon State Police reported. The other nine firefighters in the van were treated and released, and the van driver was cited, troopers said.



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