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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Monday, June 23, 2008 U.S. 2 crash sends 6 to hospital Herald Staff SKYKOMISH – Six people were taken to the hospital after a head-on crash Sunday afternoon a mile west of Skykomish on U.S. 2. Just after 3 p.m., a minivan that was headed eastbound drifted off the road and hit a pickup truck, according to the Washington State Patrol. The minivan also hit boulders along the road side. The pickup truck hit the guardrail. All six people in the minivan, ages 5 to 75, were taken to Valley General hospital. The pickup truck driver, 37, wasn’t injured, the patrol said. A medical problem apparently caused the accident, according to the patrol. Traffic in the area was slowed as police investigated.

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