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Head-on crash between dump truck, car in Aloha sends 2 to hospital

04:05 PM PDT on Thursday, July 31, 2008

By kgw.com Staff

ALOHA, Ore. – Two people were hospitalized after a dump truck and a car collided head-on in Aloha Thursday morning, authorities said.

Photo courtesy Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue

Scene of the crash.

The crash occurred near the corner of 204th Avenue and Farmington Road about 11:30 a.m.

Crews arrived to find the two vehicles on the sidewalk and the 61-year-old driver of the Hyundai Azera lying on the ground next to the car. He was treated by emergency crews and transported by ambulance to a local hospital.

As a precaution, the truck driver was also transported to a hospital.

Before leaving the scene, crews placed material on the roadway to absorb the 50-yard oil slick resulting from the collision.

The crash is under investigation.

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