OSP says one person was killed in crash near Highway 126-Powell Butte Highway intersection
(Update: OSP confirms fatality from crash)
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday morning near the intersection of Highway 126 and the Powell Butte Highway, Oregon State Police confirmed to KTVZ News.
The crash was reported around 9 a.m. between Redmond and Prineville at milepost 7. ODOT advised drivers it would be an extended closure and urged them to use alternate routes. The highway reopened around 11:30 a.m., ODOT Region 4 Public Information Officer Kacey Davey told us.
The Crook County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post: that the highway would be closed in both directions "for a substantial period of time" due to the crash and also urged motorists to avoid the area.
They noted that Oregon State Police is the primary agency investigating this crash, since it occurred on a state highway.
An ODOT TripCheck camera showed a long line of traffic shortly after the crash.
KTVZ News expects to learn more details Friday from OSP and will update this story.
