On Thursday morning, four people received injuries following a multi-vehicle pile-up on Interstate 5 near Mountlake Terrace, the Washington State Patrol says.
Troopers and medics quickly responded to the crash scene, on northbound I-5 just south near 220th Street, at around 5 a.m. after getting reports of a serious crash. On arrival, authorities discovered four wrecked vehicles at the scene.
Medics rushed 4 people to the hospital with injuries, some of them serious. One patient was transported to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle while two victims were taken to Swedish Hospital in Edmonds and one was admitted to Providence Medical Center in Everett.
An initial investigation showed that the causing driver rear-ended a pickup truck, lost control, veered off the roadway and slammed into the guardrail, then was struck by another car. The causing car then bounced back into lanes of traffic on I-5 and was hit again by another vehicle.
Preliminary reports indicate that the causing vehicle was driving erratically before the crash, says Trooper Rocky Oliphant of the State Patrol. Four lanes were initially closed at the scene, causing a miles-long backup, but all lanes were reopened just before 9 a.m.
An investigation is ongoing at this time.
May 28, 2021
Source: komonews.com
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