Truck Accident

Large semi-tractor-trailer trucks loom menacingly over smaller vehicles on the roadway, presenting serious hazards to vulnerable motorists in collisions due to the size and weight difference. Although semi-trucks are a critical link in the nation’s supply chain and Washington is a hub of trucking activity, these necessary freight carriers also cause serious accidents with...

KING COUNTY, WA -- Six people were hospitalized Thursday night after a multi-vehicle wreck in Renton caused by a dump truck, reports KIRO 7 News. The incident occurred on 140th Avenue Southeast near Maple Valley Highway shortly before 7:44 p.m. According to authorities, a man was driving a dump truck south down a hill...

KING COUNTY, WA -- A semi-truck overturned in a crash Tuesday afternoon, forcing a State Route 518 offramp to close near Crystal Springs Park in Tukwila, according to Washington State Department of Transportation. The accident happened on the SR-518 eastbound offramp to Interstate 5 northbound and was first reported by WSDOT at 12:15 p.m....

SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WA -- A rollover accident involving a dump truck Saturday afternoon shut down U.S. Highway 2 eastbound near central Everett, reports KIRO 7 News. Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) reported the crash just east of Interstate 5 at around 2:45 p.m. According to Washington State Patrol, a dump truck overturned onto...

KING COUNTY, WA -- At least one person was hurt Wednesday morning in a rollover crash involving a semi and a cement truck off State Route 169 near Maple Valley, reports KIRO 7 News. Renton Fire Department reported the accident at 140th Way Southeast and SR-169 (Renton-Maple Valley Highway) at approximately 10:45 a.m. According...

SKAGIT COUNTY, WA -- At least one person was injured Tuesday afternoon in a two-vehicle wreck involving a semi-truck on the Skagit River Bridge in Mount Vernon, reports FOX 13 Seattle. The accident occurred on a span of Interstate 5 over the Skagit River and was first reported by Washington State Patrol shortly before...

GRANT COUNTY, WA -- A 57-year-old man died Monday evening after crashing his car into the back of a flatbed semi-truck on Interstate 90 near George, reports iFiberOne. Authorities have not disclosed the exact location and time of the fatal crash, but Washington State Patrol said it happened as traffic began slowing around a...