SEATTLE, WA — A vehicle accident Tuesday morning closed a right center lane on a span of Interstate 90 in Seattle’s Mount Baker Tunnel, according to Washington State Department of Transportation.
The crash happened on the westbound lanes just east of Rainier Avenue South, in the city’s Judkins Park neighborhood. It was first reported by WSDOT at 8:45 a.m.
On I-90 westbound just east of Rainier Ave S there is a collision blocking the right center lane.
— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) March 22, 2022
It was not immediately clear what caused the wreck or how many vehicles were involved, but WSDOT’s Incident Response Team (IRT) was en route to the scene.
Shortly after 9:00 a.m., the scene had been cleared from the roadway and all lanes were reopened to traffic.
Here is a look at this collision. This is in the Mount Baker Tunnel in Seattle. The right center lane of westbound I-90 is blocked. IRT is enroute. pic.twitter.com/pXWnOGnwIP
— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) March 22, 2022
As of this writing, authorities have not released further updates.
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