Crime & Safety
I-405 Shut Down As Crews Rescue Worker Caught In Lift [Update]
A box truck struck power lines and shut down all lanes of I-405 at Talbot Road.
RENTON, WA - Crews rescued a worker who was stuck in a boom after active power lines fell onto the lift, according to fire officials. The incident began when a box truck struck power lines on Talbot Road South at I-405 Tuesday night. Puget Sound Energy workers came on the scene and requested a medic unit for the worker who had been repairing the damage.
WSDOT reported that the Talbot Road incident resulted in shut down of all I-405 lanes in both directions. However, the worker was rescued around 1:30 a.m. and all lanes of the interstate reopened shortly thereafter.
No injuries were reported. (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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SB ONTO TALBOT FROM 405 IS BLOCKED for a box truck that has struck power lines. PSE en route -nvo
— Renton Police Dept. (@RentonpdWA) November 1, 2017
Powerline Incident: PSE arriving onscene, command requesting medic unit. Update given: worker stuck in boom next high tension power lines.
— Renton Firefighters (@RentonFireL864) November 1, 2017
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Update 1:02 AM : On I-405 northbound & southbound at Talbot Rd there is an incident blocking all lanes.
— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) November 1, 2017
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