One person killed after car crosses median on I-5 and collides with semi-truck, causing road closures near Albany, OR

Modified Date: 
Fri, 12/12/2014 - 5:56pm
Accident Date: 
Thursday, October 23, 2014

Car's driver crosses I-5 median in Albany, dies in collision with semitrailer truck

After impact, the truck crossed the center median into the northbound lanes where it crashed into a concrete barrier.

The semitrailer truck came to rest jackknifed across all northbound lanes; the car ended up in the center median. 

At 10:39am, a car crossed the median and collided with a semi-truck on the other side of 1-5, killing the driver of the car and leaving the truck driver with minor injuries. The truck came to rest perpendicular to the road blocking all northbound lanes.
Roadway: 
I-5
City: 
Albany, OR

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