Multiple collisions caused serious injuries, at least one death, and closed down eastbound I-90 near mileposts 79 and 94. All lanes of traffic are blocked.
One of the collisions is near Cle Elum and resulted in serious injury, Trooper Brian Moore said, adding that another collision nearby also resulted in serious injury.
A car rolled over near milepost 94. Moore said the driver lost control while driving too fast. An 11-year-old boy, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected, police said.
Eastbound I-90 Snoqualmie Pass closed in the North Bend to Elk Heights vicinity at around 3:20 p.m. Traffic officials said they hoped to reopen the roadway by 8 p.m.
Saturday night officials with the Kittitas County Fire District No. 7 said one person was killed in one of the collisions and five others were taken to local hospitals.
Stay with kiro7.com for updates.
E90 MP94 Closure due to 10 losing control by driving too fast. 1 car rolled over w 11 y.o. M ejected...no seatbelt. pic.twitter.com/ZDrbuzEh7Z
— Trooper John Bryant (@wspd6pio) January 7, 2017
UPDATE: I-90 now closed EB North Bend (MP 34) to Elk Heights vicinity (MP 94). This will be a long closure due to the collisions. No ETA.
— I-90 Snoqualmie Pass (@SnoqualmiePass) January 7, 2017
ALERT ! EB I-90 at MP 79 and MP 94 there are multi car collisions. EB I-90 closed ! Use alternate routes. One collision possible fatality
— Trooper Rick Johnson (@wspd2pio) January 7, 2017
Update: 8 vehicles involved in the MCI at mp 80. We are sad to report there has been one confirmed fatality (male, DOA)...
Posted by Kittitas County Fire District #7 on Saturday, January 7, 2017
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