Eleven people were injured Thursday morning after a passenger bus carrying migrant farmworkers collided with a semi tanker on State Route 24, about 13 miles east of Mattawa and about 20 miles west of Othello, according to the Washington State Patrol, reported by Juan 92.5 FM. The Grant County Sheriff's Office said the bus was carrying migrant farm workers and was not a school bus, the report said.

Source: Juan 92.5 FM / Washington State Patrol

The Seattle Times report summarized by Seattle Focal likewise said eleven people were injured when a work bus and a semi-truck collided Thursday, Oct. 22, on State Route 24 in Grant County near milepost 53, according to the Washington State Patrol, and that the roadway was fully blocked.

Source: Seattle Focal / Seattle Times

Juan 92.5, citing the State Patrol, said the crash occurred just before 7 a.m., that the bus was travelling on SR 24 near milepost 53 and County Road 24 Southwest when the bus driver allegedly failed to yield right-of-way to the semi truck — an allegation in the preliminary patrol account, with the investigation continuing. At least 11 people were transported to area hospitals, the report said; the extent of their injuries was not released in the reports reviewed.

State Route 24 remained closed for the investigation, with detours in place, and motorists were urged to avoid the area and follow the WSDOT real-time traffic map for updates, Juan 92.5 reported. Drivers, including truckers using rural Washington routes, should check WSDOT before travelling through the Othello-Mattawa corridor.