Crime & Safety
Major Crash On Aurora Avenue Bridge Closes Lanes [UPDATE]
BREAKING: At least three cars were involved in the crash, according to the Seattle Fire Department.
Update: as of noon, all lanes across the Aurora Bridge had reopened, according to Seattle police.
SEATTLE, WA - A major car crash involving at least three cars has closed most of the Aurora Avenue Bridge. The crash was first reported around 11 a.m. Friday, and was initially blocking all lanes. By 11:15 a.m., one northbound lane had reopened.
Two people were transported from the scene in stable condition: a man in his mid-40s and a woman in her mid-30s, according to Seattle fire.
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The Aurora Avenue Bridge crosses the Fremont Cut between the Queen Anne and Fremont neighborhoods in Seattle. Transportation officials are advising residents to simply avoid Aurora Avenue in both directions for the foreseeable future.
The bridge has been the site of major crashes before. In September 2015, a Ride the Ducks boat crashed into a coach bus in the middle of the bridge. Five people riding on the coach died. In 1998, a King County Metro bus drove off the side of the bridge after a shooting on board. Three people, including the shooter and the bus driver, died.
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Report of three car motor vehicle collision on Aurora Bridge, firefighters/paramedics evaluating patients.
— Seattle Fire Dept. (@SeattleFire) September 1, 2017
Major collision on the Aurora Bridge is blocking all southbound lanes and at least one northbound lane. Use alternate routes. pic.twitter.com/FlR9ItIetq
— seattledot (@seattledot) September 1, 2017
Image via SDOT
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