Support surges for farmworkers killed in Oregon highway crash, but hurdles remain
Article publisher:
Salem Statesman Journal
Article date:
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Article category:
Oregon Issues
Medium
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The aftermath of seven farmworkers killed May 18 in one of the deadliest highway crashes in recent Oregon history has highlighted a network willing and able to rally support for its more vulnerable members.
But the unique challenges the farmworker community faces when tragedy strikes also have been accentuated.
A van carrying 11 passengers, all contract farmworkers, was struck by a semitruck traveling north on Interstate 5 near Albany. Six people were killed on-site; a seventh died on the way to a regional hospital. The other four passengers were injured, some severely. . . .
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