SILVERTON, Ore. (AP) — A woman is dead and six people are injured following a crash Saturday evening involving three pickup trucks near Silverton.
The Marion County Sheriff’s office says its preliminary investigation shows the crash began as a Ford pickup turned onto Silverton Road and was hit in the rear by a Nissan pickup.
The department says in a statement that both vehicles then careened into the oncoming lane of Silverton road and collided with a Toyota pickup head-on.
Deputies found the Nissan on its side and engulfed in flames. The 36-year old female driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
