Portland Fire and Rescue crews had to extricate someone from a car crash on October 26, 2026 – Portland Fire and Rescue image
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) —A driver was taken to the hospital after Portland Fire & Rescue crews had to extricate him from his vehicle after crashing with a UPS semi-truck on Monday morning.
While the man suffered significant injuries in the crash, they say he is expected to survive.
The crash was reported at about 8:45 a.m
The crash was reported at about 8:45 a.m. along North Basin Avenue near Swan Island.
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The driver was pinned inside of his sedan after the crash, and Portland Fire & Rescue crews had to cut the roof off his vehicle to safely get him out.
Firefighters said the man was “alert and oriented” the whole time they were working to get the car open. He was taken to the hospital after being rescued from the vehicle.
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