Two hurt after car rear-ends IRT truck on I-5 in Lynnwood

SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WA — Two people were hospitalized Friday morning after a car slammed into an Incident Response Team vehicle on Interstate 5 in Lynnwood, according to Washington State Patrol.

A @wsdot IRT truck was blocking the HOV lane to protect an earlier collision when the truck was struck from behind by another vehicle. Both drivers were transported with injuries not believed to be serious at this time. The two left lanes are blocked. https://t.co/RJHQ0pq7XO pic.twitter.com/AMi74z1gLQ

— Trooper Rocky Oliphant (@wspd7pio) September 17, 2021

The accident took place on a stretch of I-5 southbound between 164th Street and the I-405 onramp shortly after 7:00 a.m.

Trooper Rocky Oliphant said the IRT vehicle was blocking the HOV lane to zone off an earlier crash when it was hit.

Both drivers were taken to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.

Two left lanes on the southbound interstate were shut down in response to the accident.

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