Semi truck carrying 94,000 lbs of wood overturned Tuesday

GORST, WA – A semi-truck that was carrying 94,000 lbs of wood crashed and overturned on SR 16 Tuesday evening.

#KitsapCounty: An overturned semi loaded with a container filled with 94,000 lbs of wood is blocking the right lane of EB SR 16 in #Gorst.

As the semi overturned, it slid and stuck the trailer of a 2nd semi.

No injuries to anyone involved.

More updates as available. pic.twitter.com/7oNB8hCnPh

— Trooper Chelsea Hodgson (@wspd8pio) June 24, 2020

Washington State Trooper Chelsea Hodgson reported the incident at 6:38 p.m..

The accident blocked the right lane of SR 16 while crews cleaned up debris and turned the semi right-way-up again.

Hodgson said the semi struck a second semi-truck as it overturned. No injuries were reported.

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