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TUKWILA, Wash. — Multiple lanes of northbound Interstate 5 have reopened near Interstate 405 after a fatal crash Sunday, according to WSDOT.
Around 8:30 a.m., one person was killed in a collision on northbound I-5 near Southcenter Mall, according to Washington State Patrol Trooper Rick Johnson.
A person was reportedly driving their car at around 100 mph when they crashed into a barrier and a box truck.
The driver died at the scene.
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WSP says no one else was injured in the collision.
Washington State Patrol, fire crews and medical aid responded to the scene.
Multiple lanes of northbound I-5 were blocked and traffic was backed up for at least 1.5 miles for several hours.
The freeway reopened around 12:30 p.m.
CLEAR: On northbound I-5 just south of I-405 there is a collision blocking the left lane.
— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) March 20, 2022
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