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SEATTLE, WA – Crews worked to move an overturned box truck off the side of Interstate 5 near Spokane Street Thursday morning. On SB I-5 at Spokane street there is a downed box truck off the side of the highway. The right lane is currently blocked. pic.twitter.com/Z5yQsNWOFc — WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) July 9, 2020...

SEATTLE, WA – A car accident blocked the high-occupancy vehicle lane on Interstate 90 westbound east of Rainier Avenue on Thursday. Update 12:07 PM : On I-90 westbound just east of NB Rainier there is a collision blocking the HOV lane. — WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) July 9, 2020 The Washington State Department of Transportation...

YAKIMA, WA – A grass fire ravaging the Yakima River Canyon has temporarily shut down all lanes of State Route 821 while firefighters work to extinguish it. According to Newstalk KIT, the fire started the afternoon of Tuesday, July 1, and continues to burn. Officials are investigating the cause of the fire. No injuries...

KELSO, WA – A train collided with a bicyclist on the evening of July 7, according to KOMO News. The accident occurred at Allen Street and Cowlitz Way around 11 p.m. Tuesday night, according to Kelso police. First responders found a man pinned underneath the train with his bicycle lying nearby. They worked with...

SEATAC, WA – A pedestrian died early Wednesday morning after being struck by a semi-truck on Interstate 5 near State Route 516. According to KOMO News, the incident occurred just before 4 a.m. Wednesday in the interstate's southbound lanes. Police officials told KOMO News that the woman intentionally laid on the freeway when she...

ALDERTON, WA – A car accident blocked traffic in both directions on State Route 162 Wednesday morning, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. Updated: Collision on SR 162, in both directions, at milepost 4 near 96th St E. Beginning at 7:40 am on July 8, 2020 until further notice. The roadway is...

KENT, WA – An accident that occurred on Interstate 5 southbound just north of State Route 516 blocked four lanes of traffic on Wednesday morning. On I-5 southbound just north of SR 516 there is a collision blocking the 4 right lanes. — WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) July 8, 2020 The Washington State Department of...