USPS semi truck strikes, kills bicyclist in Georgetown
SEATTLE, WA - A bicyclist was fatally hit in the Georgetown neighborhood yesterday by a semi truck bearing United States Postal Service livery, KOMO News reports. It seems that the truck's driver was attempting to make a right turn on a red light from S Michigan Street onto Corson Avenue when they struck the...
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4 killed in head-on collision in Granger
GRANGER, WA - Three adults and a child were killed in a head-on collision in Eastern Washington early yesterday morning, KOMO News reports. The Washington State Patrol says the incident happened on SR-22 near SR-223 at about 3 a.m. on March 24, when a westbound vehicle drifted into the oncoming lane and collided with...
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Renton police respond to accident at Oakesdale & SW 34th
RENTON, WA - Police responded to a car vs. semi accident at the intersection of Oakesdale Avenue SW and SW 34th Street yesterday afternoon. According to the official Twitter account of the Renton Police Department, the collision happened sometime before 2:36 p.m. on March 24 and involved a passenger vehicle and a semi truck....
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2 adults, 4 children injured in rollover on beach in SW Washington
LONG BEACH, WA - Six people, including four children, were injured on Saturday afternoon when their vehicle overturned on a beach just north of the Oregon border, the Chinook Observer reports. The single-vehicle collision happened shortly before 12:50 p.m. on March 20, about a mile south of the beach entrance on Cranberry Road. Witnesses...
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Tacoma elementary school evacuated after smoke detected
TACOMA, WA - Students were evacuated from Lowell Elementary School yesterday after smoke was reported in one of the classrooms, KOMO reports. Fire crews were called to the school, located at 810 N 13th Street, at about 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Staff and students were already outside the building by the time they arrived....
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Sounder train strikes, kills pedestrian in Edmonds
EDMONDS, WA - A pedestrian was struck by a northbound Sounder train late yesterday afternoon, killing the pedestrian and causing substantial delays for commuters. My Edmonds News reports that the incident happened at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, near a dog park just south of the Edmonds station. Police believe the unidentified pedestrian may have...
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Collision causes rush hour traffic on I-405 NB before Sunset
RENTON, WA - A collision on northbound I-405 south of Sunset Boulevard is blocking the HOV lane and causing rush hour traffic, the Washington State Department of Transportation reports. On I-405 northbound just south of Sunset Blvd NE there is a collision blocking the HOV lane. — WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) March 24, 2021 The...
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