A driver crashed their car into a homeless encampment in Salem, Oregon, killing four people and injuring three others, including the driver.
A homeless camp is seen after a vehicle crashed into it, killing several people, near Front Street Northeast, on March 27, 2022, in Salem, Ore.SALEM, Ore. — A driver crashed their car into a homeless encampment in Salem, Oregon, early Sunday morning, killing four people and injuring three more, including the driver, authorities said.
that he and his girlfriend were in their tent when they heard two loud thuds. The car just missed their tent, Rose said. The crash happened at about 2 a.m. Sunday near a new men’s shelter, which has beds for about 300 people, and a program that offers emergency housing assistance and other services for the homeless.Two people who were at the encampment died at the scene. Four others were taken to Salem Health with with life-threatening injuries and two died at the hospital. The driver was also taken to the hospital.
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