1 Killed in Crook County Crash on Highway 126

The driver of the Freightliner was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries.

Crook County Crash
1 Killed in Crook County Crash on Highway 126

Crook County, OR. – One person was killed and another was seriously injured in a head-on collision in Crook County on Wednesday morning, according to the police.

The fatal collision happened around 9:04 a.m. on Highway 126 near milepost 7.

Police said a Jeep Cherokee was traveling westbound when it crossed the centerline, for unknown reasons, and collided head-on with an eastbound Freightliner box truck.

The Jeep driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the Freightliner was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries.

Authorities are investigating the accident.

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