TIMBER, Ore. -- Two people were killed and five others were injured in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 26 near the line between Washington and Tillamook counties, authorities said.
The highway was closed in both directions at milepost 32, about 12 miles east of Elsie. It reopened late Friday night.
Two Life Flight medical helicopters were called to the scene to airlift two people to hospitals. Three other people were taken to hospitals by ambulance, according to the Banks Fire District.
Oregon State police said Caitlyn Potter, 18, of Portland was eastbound in a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer when she lost control and slid sideways into the westbound lane.
The Trailblazer struck a westbound Toyota Tacoma, then T-boned a westbound 2017 GMC Acadia.
The front passenger in the Trailblazer, Kendra Cornwell, 19, of Gresham, was pronounced dead at the scene. The front passenger in the Acadia, Tom Bonneville, from Windom, Minn, was pronounced dead at the scene.
No one in the Tacoma was hurt.
The Acadia driver, Andrew Bonnevile, 47, of Newberg and three passengers, Julia Bonneville, 77, of Windom, Minn., and two children aged eight and 12, were injured.
Julia Bonneville was airlifted to Emanuel Hospital with serious injuries. Andrew Bonneville and the two children had minor injuries and were taken to Emanuel by ambulance. Potter was taken to OHSU with with critical injuries.
The children are the daughters of Andrew Bonneville. Tom and Julia are the parents of Andrew Bonneville.
"Speed and seatbelt usage are being considered a possible contributing factors of the crash," the OSP said in their prepared statement.
Banks Fire District officials said Saturday afternoon that there have been three rollover crashes in the last 24 hours, with two dead and eight injured.
One rollover crash was within a mile of the crash described above.
"Some drivers have a tendency to use the passing lanes and passing zones to get ahead of "just one more car," said spokesman Scott Adams. "On your trip to the beach that might get you there seconds faster but will also stress you and other drivers out as well as possibly putting yourself and others in danger."