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A rollover vehicle accident late Wednesday morning caused significant backups and delays on Interstate 5 (I-5) north in Federal Way for multiple hours before being cleared close to 5 p.m.

The (WSDOT) , formerly known as Twitter, the collision that blocked lanes on I-5 north near 272nd Street in Federal Way had cleared all lanes had reopened.

Just before 2:25 p.m., WSDOT , the three right lanes of the major area Federal Way. The agency added that tow trucks were at the scene and the vehicles involved in the incident have been turned upright, but crews were still working to clean up the scene.

Backups that were six miles earlier had reached 7 1/2 miles, WSDOT added in one afternoon update.

UPDATE #5: Collision NB I-5 south of 272nd St in blocking 3 lanes

The tows are at scene and the vehicles have been turned upright, but crews are still at the scene working.

Traffic backups are about 7.5 miles.
This will take a while to clear. Use ALTERNATE routes.

— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic)

Earlier Wednesday, Trooper Rick Johnson of the (WSP) a military vehicle was on it’s side. He added that were no serious injuries in the accident, but confirmed multiple lanes on I-5 north were blocked.

Later, from the scene of the incident, confirming the vehicle rollover.

Here are some photos from the scene. Tows are on the way but this will take some time to clean up. Use alternate routes. HOV and left lane are the only lanes open at this time.

— Trooper Rick Johnson (@wspd2pio)

WSDOT on X about the vehicle incident at 11:35 a.m. Wednesday. Five minutes later, at 11:40 a.m., the state agency with the first video from the scene on I-5 north. WSDOT has provided multiple updates since then.

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