A dump truck tipped over during a crash Tuesday, resulting in injuries, road closure

State Route 510 was closed Tuesday afternoon after a minivan crashed into a dump truck, causing the truck to tip over onto its side in the road.

The T-bone collision occurred about 2 p.m.

Firefighters from Southeast Thurston Fire Authority came to the scene and found two people had been injured. Both victims were transported by ambulances to area hospitals, according to Southeast Thurston Fire Authority Chief Mark King.

King said that animal services also was called in because two dogs had been in the minivan when it crashed, and one was killed.

Firefighters shut down SR 510 to assist the victims and get the wreckage off the road.

This story was originally published July 27, 2021 at 3:16 PM.