The fatal collision happened around 1:03 p.m. on August 18 at the intersection of Highway 26 and Orient Drive.
Clackamas County, OR – One person was killed and two others were injured Monday afternoon in a three-vehicle accident in Clackamas County, according to the Oregon State Police.
The fatal collision happened around 1:03 p.m. on August 18 at the intersection of Highway 26 and Orient Drive.
Police said a GMC Savannah was traveling eastbound on the highway when it experienced a mechanical failure and rear-ended a Honda Fit that was slowing to stop for the traffic light at the intersection.
The impact pushed the Honda into an eastbound Infinity QX5 that was stopped at the traffic light.
The Honda driver, Bryan Ray Robinson, 48, of Sandy, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The GMC driver, Ivan Bahena, 46, of Gresham, and the Infinity driver, Cassandra Lea Bellingham, 52, of Portland, were taken to local hospitals with minor injuries.
The accident closed the highway for about five hours.
The police are investigating the accident.
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