{"id":436175,"date":"2026-01-29T04:35:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T04:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/436175\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T04:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T04:35:09","slug":"osp-says-one-person-was-killed-in-crash-near-highway-126-powell-butte-highway-intersection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/436175\/","title":{"rendered":"OSP says one person was killed in crash near Highway 126-Powell Butte Highway intersection"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Update: OSP confirms fatality from crash)<\/p>\n

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday morning near the intersection of Highway 126 and the Powell Butte Highway, Oregon State Police confirmed to KTVZ News.<\/p>\n

The crash was reported around 9 a.m. between Redmond and Prineville at milepost 7. ODOT advised drivers it would be an extended closure and urged them to use alternate routes. The highway reopened around 11:30 a.m., ODOT Region 4 Public Information Officer Kacey Davey told us.<\/p>\n

\"Fatal<\/p>\n

The Crook County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post: that the highway would be closed in both directions “for a substantial period of time” due to the crash and also urged motorists to avoid the area.<\/p>\n

They noted that Oregon State Police is the primary agency investigating this crash, since it occurred on a state highway.<\/p>\n

An ODOT TripCheck<\/a> camera showed a long line of traffic shortly after the crash.<\/p>\n

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KTVZ News expects to learn more details Friday from OSP and will update this story.<\/p>\n

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