3 Dead After SUV Slides Under Semi Along Alderwood Mall Parkway

LYNNWOOD, WA - Three people died early Wednesday morning after the SUV they were riding in hit a semitrailer and slid underneath. The crash happened around 4 a.m. along Alderwood Mall Parkway near the Fred Meyer north of the mall area.

The SUV, a KIA Sorrento, had four people inside and was traveling northbound along the parkway when it hit the back of the semi and drove partially underneath. The fourth person, a 15-year-old girl, was taken to Harborview Medical Center and was reportedly in stable condition. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

The parkway between the SR 525 on-ramps and 164th Street Southwest will be closed for several hours Wednesday morning, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office.

The semi was parked legally along the shoulder of Alderwood Mall Parkway, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office.

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