ROSEBURG DRIVER DIES, PASSENGER INJURED IN TWO-VEHICLE CRASH – KQEN News Radio

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June 12, 2024, 4:15 p.m.

A Roseburg man was killed and the passenger in his vehicle was injured in a two-vehicle accident in downtown Roseburg on Tuesday morning.

According to a Roseburg Police report at approximately 8:40 a.m., officers and emergency personnel responded to the crash at the intersection of Southeast Pine Street and Southeast Oak Avenue.

Spokesman Sergeant Daniel Allen said preliminary investigations indicate that a pickup truck driven by 20-year-old Bowan Middlesworth of Azalea was traveling eastbound on Oak Street through a red light when a compact car driven by 69-year-old Gene Manor struck the side of the pickup near the rear axle.

Allen said Manor was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger in the car, 57-year-old Christopher Ronan of Roseburg, suffered a broken arm. None of the occupants appeared to be wearing seat belts.

The driver of the pickup truck was not injured.

Allen said traffic at the intersection was impacted for about three hours while the scene was investigated. The cause of the accident remains under investigation.

RPD was assisted by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Team and Medical Examiner’s Office, Roseburg Fire Department, Umpqua Valley Ambulance and the Oregon Department of Transportation.