Injury crash on I-5 putting drivers in a tough spot
Sep 20, 2016, 9:48 AM | Updated: 10:12 am
An injury crash on NB I-5 had all but one lane blocked near the Mercer Street exit. (成人X站 7)
(成人X站 7)
A crash on northbound I-5 near the Mercer Street exit blocked the majority of the busy freeway Tuesday morning, jamming traffic heading into the city.
The crash blocked all but one right lane for a time, before the state began reopening lanes.
Heading into for a 10am meeting? You'll be late. I5 NB at Mercer, 4 lanes still blocked. 1 lane squeezing by – take 99 NB.
— 成人X站 Radio Traffic (@成人X站Traffic)
The Seattle Department of Transportation says it modified signal timing to try and mitigate impacts on traffic.
成人X站 7 reports a small car collided with a box truck. Firefighters had to cut the roof off the car to rescue the person trapped inside.
The Seattle Times reports one person was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
I-5 was completely reopened at approximately 10:10 a.m.
