Crime & Safety
Car, Light Rail Train Crash In South Seattle: Sound Transit
The accident was reported around 8 a.m. Monday.
UPDATE: Light rail service was restored by 8:45 a.m. Monday.
SEATTLE, WA - Sound Transit is reporting that a light rail train and car have collided in South Seattle. The crash happened in the vicinity of Martin Luther King Jr. Way South and Orcas Street. That location is about halfway between the Columbia City and Othello light rail stops.
Sound Transit is advising travelers to expect delays.
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Link service is temporarily not serving the southbound platform at Columbia City Station Use the northbound platform.
— Sound Transit (@SoundTransit) April 24, 2017
Getting word of auto/LRV crash at MLK & Orcas. Trains single tracking through area. Expect delays. More to come.
— Sound Transit (@SoundTransit) April 24, 2017
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