Donna Rasmussen, 74, Jim Rasmussen, 77, seriously injured, taken to hospital, Gregory Murray, 44, and his female passenger slightly injured, after a two car crash on Highway 11 near Athena.

Oregon State Police continues to investigate a serious injury traffic crash that happened Thursday afternoon along Highway 11 near Athena in Umatilla County.

The crash was reported shortly before 12:55 p.m., when a 1996 Honda Civic driven by Gregory Murray, 44, of Milton-Freewater, was heading southbound on the highway near milepost 15.

The Civic was passing several vehicles when it faced a northbound 1996 Toyota Camry, driven by Jim Rasmussen, 77, of Pendleton. Both drivers took evasive action but collided in the vicinity of the northbound lanes and shoulder, said a OSP spokesman.

Murray and his adult female passenger received minor injuries that did not require hospital transport.

Rasmussen and his passenger, 74-year-old Donna Rasmussen, received serious but non-life threatening injuries.

They were taken to St. Anthony Hospital for treatment.