Three vehicles were involved in the crash, which occurred at an Anchorage intersection around 7 p.m. Saturday, according to police.
Anchorage, AK - October 26, 2026
Multiple people were hurt in a multi-vehicle crash at an Anchorage intersection Saturday evening, and U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola was among them. Police said the collision took place at O’Malley Road and Lake Otis Parkway.
Key Facts
- Date: Saturday, around 7 p.m. (first reported Monday, October 26, 2026)
- Location: Intersection of O’Malley Road and Lake Otis Parkway, Anchorage, Alaska
- Type of crash: Multi-vehicle crash
- Vehicles involved: A westbound vehicle, a second vehicle and a third vehicle
- Injuries / fatalities: Multiple injuries, reported as non-life-threatening for those taken to the hospital
- Responding agencies: Anchorage police
- Reported by: Your Alaska Link
Crash Overview
Investigators said a westbound vehicle on O’Malley Road struck the back of a second vehicle. That impact pushed the second vehicle into a third vehicle that was stopped at a traffic light.
Police placed the time of the collision at about 7 p.m. Saturday. Mary Peltola was one of the people transported to a local hospital, along with the rest of the second vehicle's occupants, and both groups were described as having injuries that were not life-threatening. The person driving the first vehicle also ended up in the hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening. The person in the third vehicle chose not to be taken away by ambulance.
Police said the circumstances remain under investigation, and few other details have been reported.
People Involved
- Mary Peltola, a U.S. Senate candidate, was transported to a hospital in town, with injuries not considered life-threatening.
- The remaining occupants of the second vehicle were also taken to a local hospital, and their injuries were not life-threatening.
- The person driving the first vehicle ended up hospitalized, with injuries not considered life-threatening.
- The person in the third vehicle chose not to be taken away by ambulance.