News: SFD responds to crash on I-5 SB collector-distributor near Seattle’s SoDo

SEATTLE, WA — A vehicle wreck was reported late Tuesday morning on an Interstate 5 connector ramp near Seattle’s SoDo neighborhood, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.

The accident occurred where the I-5 southbound collector-distributor ramp meets main southbound lanes of I-5, or the I-90 westbound offramp. It was first reported by the WSDOT at 11:40 a.m.

Update 11:39 AM : On the I-5 southbound collector-distributor just south of I-90 there is a collision blocking all lanes.

— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) May 24, 2022

Authorities have not disclosed further details on the parties involved, but Seattle Fire Department crews had responded to the scene by the time of the report.

All southbound traffic was forced to get by through the right shoulder.

Here is a visual for this collision blocking all lanes on the southbound I-5 collector/distributor where it meets the mainline southbound I-5, a.k.a. the westbound I-90 off-ramp to southbound I-5. @SeattleFire on scene. Traffic getting by on the right shoulder. pic.twitter.com/FsD9J3Uky5

— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) May 24, 2022

Shortly before noon, the scene had cleared from the roadway and the entire ramp was reopened.

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