TWO ACCIDENTS ON INTERSTATE FIVE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

June 23, 2022  9:30 a.m. 

Oregon State Police dealt with two accidents two miles apart at about the same time on Wednesday afternoon.

An OSP report said just before 4:20 p.m. troopers were dispatched to a crash involving a semi-truck and trailer, and a sports car in the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 about a mile south of Sutherlin. The report said the truck was changing lanes when it hit the second vehicle at a rear-end angle. The sports car was pushed around the front of the semi-truck and spun around, hitting the semi on the driver’s side. The car struck the concrete barrier several times before coming to a rest.

No one was injured. Both vehicles had to be towed from the scene.

About five minutes later, a motorcycle was northbound, three miles north of Winchester. An item on the bike came loose and got tangled up in the rear wheel assembly, which caused the operator to lose control and crash. He had minor injuries and refused transportation to the hospital. The motorcycle was towed.

The accidents resulted in slow traffic in both locations for a time.