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Wrong-way crash on I-5 at Nisqually River Bridge leaves one dead and two injured

A person driving the wrong way on Interstate 5 was killed early Saturday morning when they collided with oncoming traffic over the Nisqually River Bridge, Washington State Patrol reports.

It was a two-car, head-on collision that occurred after 5 a.m. The driver and passenger of the other car were both seriously injured.

Two northbound lanes of I-5 were blocked for about three hours, according to WSP. All lanes reopened just after 8 a.m.

This story was originally published August 29, 2020 at 8:46 AM.

Brandon Block
The Olympian
Brandon Block is The Olympian’s Housing and Homelessness Reporter. He is a Corps Member with Report For America, a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms.
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