Long Beach man dies in Christmas Eve wreck on icy Oregon Hwy 30

A Long Beach man died as a result of a multi-vehicle collision due to icy conditions on Oregon Highway 30 on Christmas Eve.

KNAPPA — Long Beach resident Edward C. Carlson, 59, died Saturday as a result of a multi-vehicle pileup on icy Oregon Highway 30.

At 10 a.m. on Christmas Eve, Oregon State Police troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of a multiple-vehicle crash on Hwy 30 near milepost 81 about 15 miles east of Astoria. Arriving on scene they discovered an adult male had been struck while outside his vehicle and killed.

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