Car strikes tent alongside I-205 in SE Portland, killing man inside
by KATU Staff
Portland police vehicle (KATU File Photo)
PORTLAND, Ore. —
A man was killed overnight when a vehicle struck the tent he was in alongside I-205, according to Portland police.
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The crash was reported around 3:20 a.m. on northbound I-205 at the Southeast Powell Boulevard offramp. Officers arrived to find a crashed Honda sedan "that appeared to have left the roadway" and struck the occupied tent.
Police say the man inside died at the scene. His identity has not been released at this time.
The driver of the vehicle, a woman, was taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries.
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Additional information about what caused the crash was not immediately available. Portland police's Major Crash Team is now investigating.
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