South Kitsap Fire responded to reports of a bus fire on SR 16 in Kitsap County with one confirmed fatality, according to Washington State Patrol. The one fatality was the bus driver, and the bus was otherwise empty.
All westbound lanes were closed at the time of the incident. At roughly 11:30 a.m., the left lane reopened.
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