Motorist fatally struck by passing semi in string of wrecks that stretched 1 / 4 mile
An individual was killed by a passing semi truck after stepping out of their automotive following a multi-vehicle wreck.
The sequence of crashes occurred close to Bothell, Washington on January seventeenth at round 4:25 a.m. on southbound Interstate 405.
BREAKING: I-405SB shut down close to 527. A driver crashed into barrier; their automotive hit a number of occasions by passing drivers. Particular person obtained out & was hit and killed by a semi truck. All drivers cooperating; WA State Patrol say no legal expenses as of now. No sufferer ID but as a consequence of accidents. pic.twitter.com/DiFMIgmUC3
— Farah Jadran (@FarahJadran) January 17, 2023
In response to KIRO 7 Information, a automotive on southbound I-405 close to the Bothell Everett Freeway/State Route 527 exit all of a sudden veered into the barrier on the precise aspect of the freeway. The automotive then bounced again into visitors, the place it was struck by two vehicles. The driving force of the primary automotive then exited his car, and was quickly hit and killed by a passing tanker truck.
A complete of six automobiles had been concerned within the string of incidents, which spanned over 1 / 4 mile. Officers blocked all lanes of southbound Interstate 405 had been blocked on the Interstate 5 interchange for cleanup and investigation of the incident.
No additional data has been launched.
