Aberdeen, WA : Quinault elders injured in traffic crash on Tuesday morning, september 2, 2014

A tribal spokesman says eight Quinault Indian Nation tribal elders and staff members have been injured in a traffic crash in Aberdeen. Spokesman Steve Robinson says the Quinault group was headed to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Tuesday morning when their van collided with a pickup truck. Robinson says two elders were airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, one with a broken pelvis and the other with a broken pelvis and broken ribs. Other injuries in the crash included broken bones, bumps and bruises. None of the injuries was considered critical. The crash caused the van to flip over. Robinson says the two people in the pickup were not seriously hurt. The elders had been on their way to attend a conference in Phoenix, Arizona. Source : Quinault elders injured in traffic crash; had been headed to Sea-Tac airport