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Car catches fire on Oregon highway following 5-vehicle crash

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A five-car crash on Oregon 217 Saturday closed the highway for several hours. Police had to tow three cars from the scene, and one vehicle caught fire.Courtesy of Tigard Police

A dramatic scene captured by Tigard Police shows a car on fire in the middle lane of Oregon 217 on Saturday following a five-car crash that closed the southbound lanes for more than an hour.

Police responded to the crash just before 6 p.m., they said in a social media post.

Several people were taken to the hospital, police said, but all were expected to recover from their injuries. Three of the five cars involved had to be towed away from the scene.

Sami Edge is the deputy breaking news editor at The Oregonian. She previously covered the Oregon Legislature and higher education, winning awards for her coverage of mental health and the decline in college…



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