Crime & Safety
Portland 2-Car Crash Kills 1 And Injures 6, Including 3 Children
The Saturday afternoon crash closed part of N. Columbia Boulevard for several hours.
PORTLAND, OR — A two-car crash Saturday afternoon killed one person and injured six others, including three children, according to Portland Police. It happened on N. Columbia Boulevard around 2:15 p.m.
Police said that one car had two people, one of whom ran off but was quickly located and taken to a hospital. The other person was dead, according to police.
The other car had five people, including three children, police said.
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All five were hospitalized, according to police.
Police have not released any information on the conditions of the injured and the person who died or any information such as a names and ages.
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The Portland Police Bureau said the person who died was the 21st traffic-related fatality in Portland this year.
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