OTHELLO – A Wenatchee man was killed and three others injured in a traffic accident involving a box truck and a tractor Friday afternoon on State Route 26 at mile post 32, near Othello.

According to Washington State Patrol, a 2006 Chevrolet box truck and a Case IH 340 farm tractor were both eastbound on SR-26. The truck collided with a farm implement the tractor was towing.

The driver of the truck, 34-year-old Edson Quintero De La Cruz, died at the scene. He was not wearing a seatbelt. Two passengers in the box truck, 42-year-old Marcalina D. Santana and 42-year-old Maria G. Mendoza, both from Wenatchee, sustained injuries in the accident and were transported to Kadlec hospital in Richland. Troopers reported that Santana was wearing a seatbelt while Mendoza was not.

The tractor operator, 50-year-old Alberto J. Leal of Othello, was transported to Othello Community Hospital, though he was reportedly not injured.

It is not known if drugs, alcohol, or distracted driving were contributing factors to the accident.