The victim in Tuesday’s accident near Alpowa Grade has been identified as a Clarkston man.

The Washington State Patrol says John Teed, 38, died after the GMC van he was driving on U.S. Highway 12 collided with a semi-truck that lost its cargo hauler at about 1:30 PM. Teed’s vehicle was forced over the guardrail and down and embankment where it caught fire.

Teed was pronounced dead at the scene – the semi driver, 23-yuear-old Benjamin Pratt of Pierce, was uninjured.

The accident closed the highway for several hours.