Crime

Columbia Center Boulevard crash burns pickup and SUV, tangles traffic

A two-car crash on Columbia Center Boulevard started a fire in both vehicles Thursday morning.

Kennewick firefighters were called to the corner of Tapteal Drive and Columbia Center Boulevard at 9:45 a.m. after a pickup and SUV collided.

When firefighters arrived they discovered both vehicles were on fire, but no one was seriously hurt.

The crash backed up traffic coming off Highway 240 at Columbia Center Boulevard until the truck and SUV could be towed away. The cause of the collision wasn’t immediately available.

This story was originally published August 1, 2019 at 10:46 AM.

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Cameron Probert
Tri-City Herald
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