News: Multiple agencies respond to collision on I-405 SB in south Bellevue

KING COUNTY, WA — Authorities were called to a crash late Friday morning that caused a four-mile traffic backup on Interstate 405 in south Bellevue, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.

The accident impacted the southbound lanes of I-405 south of Coal Creek Parkway, near the city’s Newport Shores area. It was first reported by WSDOT at around 10:55 p.m.

Little information has been made available, but the right general purpose lane, the HOV lane, and the left general purpose lane were all closed in the immediate aftermath.

By 11:37 a.m., WSDOT’s Incident Response Team (IRT), Washington State Patrol troopers, and local fire crews had all responded to the scene. By then, only the right lane remained blocked, but a traffic backup had stretched four miles back into downtown Bellevue. Motorists were warned of major delays impacting the area.

Update: Fire is now at the scene of the collision on southbound I-405 south of Coal Creek Parkway in Bellevue.

The right lane is still blocked and there is a traffic backup of over 4 miles into downtown Bellevue. Expect significant delays in the area. pic.twitter.com/zUTGwVAMil

— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) June 30, 2023

At 12:09 p.m., all lanes were reported reopened, but delays continued to linger.

It was not immediately clear whether anyone was injured in the incident.

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