The 23-year-old was ejected and was pronounced dead at the scene
Grant County, WA. – One person was killed, and another was injured in a fiery three-vehicle collision early Thursday morning in Grant County, according to the WSP.
The fatal collision happened around 5:45 a.m. at the intersection of State Route 28 and Trinidad Hill.
WSP said a 23-year-old Quincy man was driving a sedan westbound when he attempted to pass another vehicle while unsafe and collided with an oncoming sedan driven by a 39-year-old Cashmere man.
The oncoming sedan was then rear-ended by a third sedan driven by a 46-year-old East Wenatchee resident.
Two of the cars caught on fire after the collision.
The 23-year-old was ejected and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Troopers said he was driving too fast for the road conditions.
The 39-year-old was taken to Confluence Health Hospital in Wenatchee for treatment.
The third driver was uninjured in the accident.
The collision closed the highway, and it was reopened around 9:15 a.m.
Troopers are investigating the accident.
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