GRANT COUNTY, Wash. — The Grant County Sheriff's Office is investigating a deadly crash near George on Tuesday morning.
The sheriff's office said the collision on Adams Road South near Baseline Road West involved a passenger car and a pickup truck. The collision is about a quarter mile south of South Frontage Road.
The Sheriff's Office said two people inside the passenger car died at the scene of the crash. There were five people inside the pickup. All five were taken to area hospitals including Quincy Valley Medical Center, Columbia Basin Hospital in Ephrata, and Samaritan Healthcare in Moses Lake.
At this time, it is not clear what caused the crash.
A tractor-trailer was able to avoid being in the collision by driving into a ditch. The Sheriff's Office reports the truck driver was not hurt.
Adams Road South reopened just before noon. It had been closed south of I-90 while deputies investigated the deadly crash.
This is a developing news story. KREM 2 News will update this article as more information is made available.
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