WA Firefighters Rescue Driver after Canal Crash

Sept. 29, 2019

Benton County Fire District 2 firefighters pulled the man from the cold, fast-moving water after a two-vehicle accident sent his truck tumbling on its side into an irrigation canal.

By Cameron Probert

Source Tri-City Herald (Kennewick, Wash.)

Benton County, WA, Fire District 2 firefighters rescued a driver early Saturday from cold, fast-moving waters after a two-vehicle crash sent his truck into an irrigation canal.

Firefighters rescued a man from a Benton City irrigation canal after an early Saturday morning wreck on Interstate 82.

A two-vehicle collision near the Yakitat Road exit at 3:30 a.m. sent a truck over a guardrail and tumbling down a steep ravine. It landed on its side in an irrigation canal, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office said.

The driver freed himself from the truck, and Benton County Fire District 2 firefighters pulled him from the cold, fast-moving water.

Officials have not released any details about the crash or either driver’s condition.

The Washington State Patrol was on scene investigating and closed one lane of the interstate.

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