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Multiple lanes on I-5 were blocked for hours in both directions at Northgate Way in Seattle after a collision, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) confirmed.

All blocked lanes have been cleared. Initially, five lanes heading north were blocked in addition to three southbound lanes.

“A crash involving a semi-truck has blocked all northbound lanes of I-5 just north of Northgate,” ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Newsradio traffic reporter Chris Sullivan said. “The crash appeared to have pushed the jersey barrier into the southbound lanes of I-5, blocking the HOV lane and two general purpose lanes southbound.”

UPDATE: ALL NB I-5 lanes blocked at Northgate Way (MP 173) in Seattle after a collision. The left three lanes of SB I-5 are also blocked. Emergency responders are on scene.

Seek alternate routes.

— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic)

“It was a horrific accident involving at least three cars and the semi, and the cars were destroyed,” ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ host Spike O’Neill said while stuck in the ensuing traffic. “There was one car stuck near the cab of the semi. There was another car that was literally entwined into the load bed of the semi truck, and it was literally caught under the wheels and half (of the car) is under the semi.”

This is a developing story, check back for updates

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