Fatal crash closes highway near Hanford, Vernita Bridge
One person is reported to have died in a crash involving at least one semi truck on Highway 24 south of the Vernita Bridge over the Columbia River.
The collision happened about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday on the S-curve of the hill about two miles from the river.
At 6 p.m. the highway was still blocked in both directions, said the state Department of Transportation.
Two air ambulances were being sent to the crash on the two-lane highway.
Highway 24 runs through part of the Hanford nuclear reservation, with the former production portion on the east and the Hanford Reach National Monument on the west.
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Annette Cary: 509-582-1533, @HanfordNews
This story was originally published January 17, 2018 at 5:47 PM with the headline "Fatal crash closes highway near Hanford, Vernita Bridge."