One dead in wrong-way crash on SR 520 in Redmond

REDMOND, Wash. — One person was killed in a wrong-way crash on westbound SR 520 in Redmond.

It happened at about 4 a.m. Monday just west of West Lake Sammamish Parkway.

Washington State Patrol said the driver was heading eastbound in the westbound lanes when they hit a United States Postal Service truck.

The wrong-way driver was killed. The driver of the mail truck was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

All westbound lanes were closed while troopers investigated. The lanes reopened shortly after 8 a.m.

REDMOND: @TracyTTraffic will be live at 5am with latest on deadly crash investigation which has closed WB SR 520 at W Lake Sammamish Pkwy. One of several alternates you can use to avoid is SR 202 to NE 14th Way to I-405 @KIRO7Seattle pic.twitter.com/Df2GkDfThM
— Rachel Calderon (@rachelkiro7) February 18, 2019

Access to Westbound SR520 is closed at Avondale/Redmond Way/WestLake Sammamish Pkwy while WSP investigates a collision. Please use alternate routes.
— RedmondWaPD (@RedmondWaPD) February 18, 2019