ISSAQUAH, Wash. — Traffic was backed up for miles on Easter Sunday after a semi carrying human waste crashed on eastbound I-90 in Issaquah.
Troopers said the crash occurred around 11:30 a.m., just west of State Route 900, after the driver of the semi fell asleep.
Minor injuries were reported and no other vehicles were involved.
Officials with the Washington State Department of Transportation closed all eastbound lanes around noon to clean up the mess and move the truck off the road.
Just before 2 p.m., WSDOT officials reopened all eastbound lanes.
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Posted by KIRO 7 News on Sunday, April 21, 2019
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