Vigil held for 7 victims of I-5 crash near Salem

Families and community members honored the lives of seven people who were killed in one of the deadliest highway crashes in Oregon’s history.

SALEM, Ore. — Family members held a vigil in Salem on Sunday for the seven people who were killed in a crash on Interstate 5 on May 18.

Eleven farmworkers were in a passenger van parked lawfully on the shoulder of I-5 when the vehicle was hit by a semi truck.

On Sunday, chaplains and community members consoled families who continue to grieve. Seven vases of peonies and irises lined the stage of Morning Star Church, one for each victim. A

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