One dead after vehicle crashes into Hellgate Canyon

Merlin, Ore. – Officials say, one person is dead and another injured after a vehicle crashed into Hellgate Canyon last night after midnight.

Oregon State Police troopers responded to the crash on Galice road at the Hellgate overlook. They say their initial investigation shows a woman from Grants Pass called 911 to report that a man had been assaulted and needed medical attention. She then began driving to the hospital.

Police say when they arrived at Galice road, they found a man in the middle of the road with injuries and evidence of a crash over the embankment.

Rural Metro Fire rappelled over the side of the embankment and found a woman in a car with fatal injuries. She was pronounced dead at the scene according to police.

This investigation is still ongoing.

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