WEATHER TROUBLES * USA: I-84 crash
* Oregon - Massive crash along Interstate 84 near Baker City, more than a dozen semi-trucks involved in crash
(Courtesy of Rachel Lindsey - Eye witness accounts paint the picture of icy, dangerous roads on Intestate 84 near Baker City and a huge pileup of several semi trucks Saturday morning)
Baker City,ORE,USA -The Oregonian/OregonLive By Andrew Theen -January 17, 2015: -- I-84 semi-truck crash: Black ice, dangerous terrain, poor visibility contributed to early morning crash... Oregon transportation officials closed Interstate 84 east of Baker City on Saturday morning after a massive crash involving more than a dozen semi-trucks... Just before 5 a.m., officials said, an estimated 20 vehicles got caught in a series of crashes over a quarter-mile stretch of icy road about 33 miles east of Baker City... Some 50 vehicles were blocked in the crash scene, including two "transporting hazardous materials," according to Oregon State Police... Interstate 84 finally has reopened to single-lane traffic, Oregon highway officials announced... (Oregon Live/The Oregonian, by Luke Hammill -January 17, 2015)
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