Crash, Glenwood, Highway 6, News

Early morning crash in Glenwood results in helicopter transport

An early morning crash on Highway 6 in Glenwood resulted in a Life Flight ride to a hospital Saturday morning.

According to Forest Grove Fire & Rescue, crews responded to the scene of a single vehicle crash next to the Glenwood Food Mart just before 4 a.m. Saturday.

After extracting the driver from the vehicle, the patient was driven to Banks’ helicopter landing pad on the patch of land formed by the Highway 6 off-ramp curve where it intersects with Main Street.


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The location of the helicopter landing pad in Banks

From there, a Life Flight Network helicopter transported the patient to a local trauma hospital with what Forest Grove Fire & Rescue described as “non-life threatening injuries.”

On scene, Forest Grove Fire & Rescue was assisted by the Banks Fire District and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.

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Chas Hundley is the editor of the Gales Creek Journal and sister news publications the Banks Post and the Salmonberry Magazine. He grew up in Gales Creek and has a cat.

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