HERMISTON, Ore. – One person was sent to the hospital with minor injuries after a crash that involved a fire department’s pick-up truck on Wednesday morning, Umatilla County firefighters said.
According to Umatilla County Fire District 1, at about 11:09 a.m. on August 27, crews heard reports of a two-car collision in the area of Highway 395 and west Orchard Avenue in Hermiston. UCFD1 crews and officers from the Hermiston Police Department arrived to find a car and another local fire agency’s brush truck had collided in the intersection. Traffic was blocked for some time while investigators processed the scene.
Emergency responders said one person was taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
