News: Crews respond to collision on I-5 NB offramp near South Lake Union

SEATTLE, WA — Emergency crews were called to a crash Wednesday morning on an Interstate 5 exit ramp near Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.

The accident occurred on the offramp from I-5 northbound to Mercer Street (Exit 167). It was first reported by WSDOT at 8:20 a.m.

Little information has been shared at this time, but by 8:37 a.m., first responders had arrived on the scene, leaving the ramp completely blocked. Commuters were advised to find alternate routes around the scene.

USE ALTERNATE EXIT!

The northbound I-5 off-ramp to Mercer Street in #Seattle is fully blocked due to a collision on the ramp. Emergency crews are on scene, but there’s no traffic getting through to Mercer Street right now. Please use alternate routes.@SDOTtraffic @seattledot pic.twitter.com/6698o7SCM9

— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) November 16, 2022

By 8:46 a.m., more than 25 minutes later, crews had cleared the scene from the ramp and all lanes were reopened to traffic.

CLEAR: The collision on the northbound I-5 off-ramp to Mercer Street in #Seattle has cleared! The ramp is now open! @seattledot @SDOTtraffic pic.twitter.com/HeMk8es1g9

— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) November 16, 2022

Authorities have not indicated any injuries in the event.

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