11-05-2025
Update: Woman killed in head-on crash near Burbank. Highway closed for hours
A Burbank woman is dead after the black Chevrolet Traverse she was driving crossed the center line and hit a semi truck head on just before noon Saturday.
Amanda L. Wolf, 50, was driving the SUV east on Highway 124 about 10 miles northeast of Burbank in Walla Walla County, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Bachitar Singh, 34, of Santa Clara, Calif., was driving the semi with a trailer westbound when they collided, according to the WSP.
Wolf, who was not wearing a seat belt, died before she could be taken to a hospital, according to the WSP.
Singh was injured but declined to be taken to a hospital, said the WSP.
Several miles of the state highway between Burbank and Waitsburg were closed for hours following the wreck.
Highway 124 reopened in both directions a little after 6 p.m., said the Washington State Department of Transportation.
The Walla Walla County Sheriff's Department posted a photo of the wreckage at 1 p.m. on Facebook, asking drivers to avoid the highway.
