The Police department reported a motor vehicle crash in Cowlitz county at around 6:40 a.m.
The accident happened on state route 504 near Toutle.
A 24-year-old man from Aberdeen was driving a 2013 Ford Econoline passenger van on eastbound state route 504.
The driver veered off the road and collided with a tree in the westbound ditch.
Washington State Patrol confirmed that the accident injured several of the 14 passengers, all of whom are males from El Salvador.
According to officials, the driver, 24, as well as four of his passengers, who were aged 19, 27, 34, and 41, were injured.
The victims were taken to St. John Medical Center in Longview for treatment.
The authorities stated that the driver faces a possible charge of negligent driving.
November 8, 2022
Source: The Olympian