Icy roads likely a factor in fatal collision
REBECCA PETTINGILL | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 2 months AGO
A collision left one person injured and another dead Tuesday afternoon just northeast of Ephrata.
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EPHRATA - Icy conditions Tuesday afternoon resulted in a collision just northeast of Ephrata where one person was injured and another was killed.
A release by the Grant County Sheriff’s Office at 11:30 a.m. said the accident occurred on Road B NW between roads 18 and 20 NW.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene and the injured passenger was transported for non-life-threatening injuries. The release stated the road was to remain closed until 3 p.m. Tuesday.
GCSO Public Information Officer Kyle Foreman said investigators believe the icy canal bridge surface played a role in the collision.
Rebecca Pettingill may be reached at rpettingill@columbiabasinherald.com.
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