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Robert Heath, 65, and Milton Kowalski Jr., 71, killed in head-on car wreck on U.S. 20 near Burns, Oregon

Modified Date: 
Thu, 05/16/2019 - 4:07pm
Accident Date: 
Monday, February 1, 2016

Crash kills two people near Burns.(link is external)

BURNS, Ore. - A crash near Burns killed two people on Monday, Oregon State Police said. OSP said troopers were dispatched at around 12:30 p.m. to a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 20 near milepost 166, just east of Burns. The pickup's driver and the Cadillac's passenger suffered critical injuries and were airlifted to Saint Alphonsus in Nampa. The Cadillac's driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The pickup's driver died at the hospital.

2 people killed in head-on crash near Burns | KGW.com(link is external)

BURNS, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Police say two people have died in a head-on vehicle collision just east of Burns. Police say both drivers died from injuries sustained the in the crash. Police say the crash happened Monday afternoon on U.S. Highway 20 when the driver of a 2015 Chevrolet pickup tried to pass a commercial vehicle while heading east.  

Police identify two Oregon men killed in head-on crash near Burns(link is external)

Heath had been driving a 2015 Chevrolet pickup truck heading east when he tried to pass a commercial vehicle and struck Kowalski’s westbound 2000 Cadillac.

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Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Head-on
People Involved: 
Robert Heath
Milton Kowalski Jr.
Roadway: 
U.S. 20
City: 
Burns, OR
County: 
Harney County, OR
Area: 
Portland, OR

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