News: Fire, IRT crews respond to crash on I-5 NB in Pike/Pine area

SEATTLE, WA — Authorities were called to the scene of a wreck Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 5 in Seattle’s Pike/Pine neighborhood, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.

The accident impacted the northbound lanes of I-5, just north of Olive Way. It was first recorded by WSDOT at 4:25 p.m.

While only the far left lane was initially reported blocked, the closure was upgraded to two left lanes as local firefighters and WSDOT’s Incident Response Team (IRT) arrived shortly after. Motorists were warned of delays in the area.

Footage captured at the scene shows at least two fire engines responding.

Here’s a visual of the collision on I-5 northbound just north of Olive Way in #Seattle blocking the 2 left lanes.

Fire and Incident Response are at the scene. Expect delays in the area. https://t.co/V20ChAEMWL pic.twitter.com/z76pgcRD4A

— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) August 29, 2023

By 5:05 p.m., 40 minutes after the initial report, crews had cleared the vehicles from the roadway and all travel lanes were reported reopened to traffic.

It was unclear whether anyone was seriously hurt and/or had to be transported to a hospital.

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