AUBURN, Wash. — All eastbound lanes of state Route 18 were blocked after an injury crash near Auburn.
The lanes reopened at about 11:35 a.m. on Monday.
At 10:39 a.m. on Monday, Valley Regional Fire Authority tweeted that the two-vehicle crash happened just east of the Auburn Black Diamond exit.
The crash happened on a bridge over the Green River and appeared to involve a passenger car and a box truck.
How many people were hurt and the extent of their injuries is not yet known.
At11:22 a.m., the Washington State Department of Transportation said the backup extended five miles past the state Route 167 junction.
Eastbound SR 18 backup extends past Auburn Way because of the crash blocking all lanes at Auburn Black Diamond Rd. pic.twitter.com/IwDic9wV8P
— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) September 19, 2022
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