MATTAWA — The Grant County sheriff’s office says two dump truck drivers from the Yakima area have died in a fiery head-on crash near Mattawa.
Investigators determined that a Peterbilt dump truck loaded with gravel and driven by Bruce Patnode, 53, of Yakima, was northbound Wednesday morning on a county road approaching an intersection. The sheriff’s office says Patnode’s truck crossed the centerline and collided head-on with a southbound Kenworth dump truck and trailer driven by Dale Peters, 45, of Selah.
Both men were ejected and died at the scene. The trucks caught fire.
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