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June 12, 2024 4:15 p.m. 

A Roseburg man died and the passenger in his car was injured in a two-vehicle accident in downtown Roseburg on Tuesday morning.

A Roseburg Police Department release said at approximately 8:40 a.m., officers and emergency personnel responded to the wreck at the intersection of Southeast Pine Street and Southeast Oak Avenue.

Public Information Officer Sergeant Daniel Allen said a preliminary investigation indicated a pickup, operated by 20-year-old Bowan Middlesworth of Azalea, was traveling eastbound on Oak Street through a red light when a subcompact driven by 69-year-old Gene Manor, struck the side of the pickup near the rear axle.

Allen said Manor was declared deceased at the scene. The passenger in the car, 57-year-old Christopher Ronan of Roseburg, suffered a broken arm. Neither occupant appeared to be wearing their seatbelts.

The operator of the pickup was not injured.

Allen said traffic at the intersection with impacted for approximately 3 hours during the on-scene investigation. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

RPD was assisted by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Team and Medical Examiner’s Office, the Roseburg Fire Department, Umpqua Valley Ambulance and the Oregon Department of Transportation.