Fiery truck crash on Highway 97

Chiloquin, Ore. – Two truck drivers escaped serious injury following a fiery crash just south of Chiloquin early Tuesday morning.

The crash happened just after 3 in the morning on Highway 97.

State Police say a semi was stopped at a construction zone, when it was rear-ended at 55 miles an hour by another semi.

Trucker C. Mata Rigoberto of Tucson was treated for his injuries at Sky Lakes Medical Center, and was later released.

(Photo courtesy Shianne McGregor)

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