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Oregon State Police and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office are investigating an accident in which a car went off Oregon 22 west of Detroit and plunged into Sardine Creek.

According to OSP, police were alerted to the crash at 1:28 p.m. Thursday. When they arrived, they found the vehicle, which had extensive front-end damage, in the middle of the stream.

Two people who had been in the car, a 2001 Toyota Avalon, were on the bank of the stream when first responders arrived. Both reportedly had suffered minor injuries and were taken to Santiam Hospital.