Crime & Safety
Truck Rollover Collision Causes Major Traffic Back Up
The state DOT is saying to expect long delays as a truck rolled over on northbound I-5 Tuesday morning and is leaking diesel fuel.
KENT, WA - A semi rolled over on northbound I-5 near 200th Street in Kent Tuesday morning around 5 a.m. causing an ugly morning commute, according to the state Department of Transportation. Expect long delays as the crash has already caused a backup of one to two miles. The truck is leaking diesel fuel and the DOT has a pumper truck en route to deal with the issue.
State Trooper Rick Johnson said it will be long time before the right lane reopens, but the fuel spill has been contained.
The semi was carrying a load of furniture. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Renton Patch, click here to find your local Washington Patch. Also, follow us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)
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UPDATE: Hearing that the load was carrying furniture. Semi is currently leaking diesel so we have a pumper truck in route. pic.twitter.com/nZDO0teb22
— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) October 10, 2017
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UPDATE: When I say this backup is ugly, I really mean it's UGLY. FedWay-Sea: 92mins FedWay-Belv: 99mins Tac-Sea: 106mins Tac-Belv: 123mins pic.twitter.com/KEQ4HHLm0w
— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) October 10, 2017
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