Seattle fire truck involved in deadly crash
Seattle fire truck involved in deadly crash
A deadly crash on Aurora Avenue in Seattle early Saturday morning left one person dead after they crashed into a Seattle fire engine.
SEATTLE - One person is dead following a crash on Aurora Avenue in Seattle early Saturday morning. Southbound SR-99 lanes were shut down for hours, reopening just before noon.
Timeline:
Around 5 a.m. on Aug. 2, officers responded to a crash at North 128th Street and Aurora Ave. North.
Deadly Aurora crash
When police arrived, they said they found the driver of a Chevrolet Malibu dead. The car had been involved in a crash with a ladder truck belonging to the Seattle Fire Department.
No one with the SFD was injured, according to the Seattle Police Department.
Dig deeper:
Officers said Saturday morning that the fire truck was making a right turn on Aurora Ave. when the driver of the Malibu hit the truck at a high rate of speed while driving southbound.
The Source: Information for this story came from the Seattle Police Department.
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