Seven die, truck driver arrested following freeway crash north of Linn County border

Seven people died Thursday afternoon, May 18, in a crash on northbound Interstate 5 involving two semi trucks and a van, Oregon State Police said Friday.

A truck driver who is being blamed for the crash was arrested.

According to OSP, at approximately 2:06 p.m., troopers responded to the three-vehicle crash in the northbound lanes of the freeway near the Santiam Rest Area.

According to OSP, a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) was traveling northbound on…

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