1 dead in crash involving 2 semis near North Bend, WA
Driver killed after semi-trucks collide on I-90
Police are investigating a deadly crash involving two semi-trucks on westbound Interstate 90 near North Bend on Wednesday afternoon.
NORTH BEND, Wash. - Police are investigating a deadly crash involving two semi-trucks on westbound Interstate 90 near North Bend on Wednesday afternoon.
According to a post from Eastside Fire & Rescue, crews responded to an overturned semi-truck on westbound I-90 near the on-ramp to exit 32.
What they're saying:
The post from 1 p.m. Wednesday described the incident as a "collision involving two semi-trucks" and noted that a "patient extrication" was underway.
Washington State Patrol Trooper Rick Johnson said on social media that the crash happened at milepost 32 on westbound I-90 near North Bend. He confirmed it was a "two semi serious injury collision."
Johnson later said it had become a "fatality investigation."
The driver of a log truck, a man, was killed. The driver of the other vehicle was taken with non-life threatening injuries to a hospital.
The two right lanes of westbound I-90 were closed, along with the ramp from exit 32 to westbound I-90. Johnson's post indicated an "extended ETA for clearing the scene."
All lanes of westbound I-90 reopened around 5:50 p.m., after nearly five hours of lane closures.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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The Source: Information in this story came from the Washington State Patrol and Eastside Fire & Rescue.