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Posted: 2:35 p.m. Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Truck plummets 250 feet off SR 20, killing driver

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Fatal truck crash in Skagit County
Fatal truck crash in Skagit County

SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash. —

A man was killed when his truck plummeted down an embankment off Highway 20 in Skagit County.

 

The Washington State Patrol said a Ford F350 truck either went over or around a guardrail and tumbled 250 feet down a ravine Wednesday afternoon.

 

Video from Chopper 7 showed the truck resting on a bed of rocks against a tree.

 

The driver, who was ejected, died at the scene.

 

A female passenger survived and was coherent when rescuers arrived.  Her condition is not known.

 

Police said the couple was in their mid-60s to early 70s.

 

The area of the North Cascades Highway where the crash occurred is known as Rainy Pass.

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