On June 27, 2000, a passenger vehicle and semitractor-trailer collided on Washington State Route (SR) 24 near the DOE Hanford Site.
Office of Environment, Health, Safety & Security
October 23, 2000
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October 23, 2000
On June 27, 2000, a passenger vehicle and semitractor-trailer collided on Washington State Route (SR) 24 near the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Hanford Site. The vehicle fire resulting from the fatality accident quickly ignited vegetation on both sides of the highway.