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KING COUNTY, Wash. — Both directions of State Route 18 near Issaquah and Snoqualmie have reopened after an hourslong closure caused by a fatal crash.
The highway was closed between Interstate 90 and Issaquah-Hobart Road for about 4 hours.
The crash just west of the Tiger Mountain State Forest was first reported at around 4:40 a.m. Friday.
Washington State Patrol Trooper Chelsea DeHart said a bus, a semitruck, and a car were involved in a head-on collison.
Only one person was on the bus.
At one point, traffic was backed up about six miles.
Trooper DeHart said the highway reopened at around 9 a.m.
No information has been released about the person who was killed.
SR 18 is now open both directions https://t.co/dQWBHodl91
— Trooper Rick Johnson (@wspd2pio) April 19, 2024
🚨UPDATE 1: SR 18 FULLY CLOSED I-90 TO ISSA-HOBART RD FOR COLLISION
— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) April 19, 2024
Both directions of SR 18 are closed. There is no ETA for reopening.
Use alternate routes and avoid the area.
REMINDER: Issaquah-Hobart Rd SE is a local road not suitable for freight traffic. https://t.co/y73dUh5xIQ pic.twitter.com/fjWAXdx9Fj
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