Multi-car crash on I-5 in Federal Way sends 1 person to hospital

By FOX 13 News Staff

Updated March 6, 2023 11:14am PST

All lanes blocked on southbound I-5 in Federal Way

A crash on I-5 in Federal Way sent one person to the hospital and caused a miles-long backup during the Monday morning commute.

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. - Troopers are investigating a crash on I-5 in Federal Way that sent at least one driver to the hospital and caused a miles-long backup Monday morning.

The crash happened in the southbound lanes, just south of South 272nd Street.

Trooper Rick Johnson said the crash involved a car, a semi without a trailer and two additional vehicles. A driver of one of the cars was taken to Harborview Medical Center with critical injuries.

The crash blocked all lanes of traffic but the roadway reopened before 8:30 a.m.

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