An injury crash in the 6200 block of Portal Way resulted in the closure of the road.
Aid units from Whatcom County Fire District 7 (WCFD7) and Ferndale Police were dispatched at 8:35pm Friday, April 12th, to the scene of a semi truck versus a pickup truck head-on crash.
As of 9:40pm, Portal Way remained closed between McKinley Street and Kaas Road.
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According to law enforcement at the scene, a pickup truck with 3 male occupants was southbound on Portal Way when it veered over the fog line and struck head-on a semi truck parked alongside the road facing oncoming traffic. The semi truck was unoccupied at the time of the crash.
WCFD7 Division Chief Ben Boyko reported the 3 occupants of the pickup truck were treated and released at the scene. Both vehicles had significant front end damage.
A Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office deputy at the scene said the driver of the pickup truck would be cited for crossing the fog line. There was no indication whether the semi truck owner would be cited for parking illegally.
