News: Accident closes part of northbound 4th Ave in downtown Seattle

SEATTLE, WA — Authorities were dispatched to a collision Friday afternoon near the Sky View Observatory – Columbia Center in downtown Seattle, according to the Seattle Department of Transportation.

The accident happened on a stretch of 4th Avenue between Cherry Street and Columbia Street. It was first reported by SDOT at 2:18 p.m.

While officials have not released a sequence of events, the two left northbound lanes were blocked in the immediate aftermath.

Collision on 4th Ave between Cherry St and Columbia St blocking the two left NB lanes. Use caution. pic.twitter.com/511CgiXgPG

— SDOT Traffic (@SDOTtraffic) November 17, 2023

By 2:26 p.m., crews had cleared the involved vehicles off the roadway, leaving all lanes open to the public.

No major injuries have been reported as of this writing.

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