Crash involving two semi-trucks leaves I-84 closed for two hours Thursday morning
Published 1:28 pm Friday, January 1, 2021
UMATILLA COUNTY — A crash on Thursday, Dec. 31, left all westbound lanes of traffic on Interstate 84 near milepost 215 closed for more than two hours when one semitruck rear-ended another in the left lane, according to an official from the Oregon Department of Transportation.
The crash, which was reported around 7:50 a.m., turned one truck sideways across the interstate, and vehicles were forced to take a detour off exit 216 and on through Pendleton before they could merge back onto I-84 westbound.
No injuries or diesel spill were reported as a result of the crash, according to ODOT.
The interstate was closed while the road was cleaned up and a tow truck drove in from over an hour away, according to ODOT.