3-way collision in East Olympia sends 1 to hospital

A three-car collision in East Olympia sent one person to the hospital Wednesday afternoon.

Several cars were headed north near Yelm Highway when the driver of the lead car quickly flipped on their turn signal and hit the brakes to turn onto 80th Avenue. The car behind the turning vehicle did not have enough space or time to stop and rear-ended the turning car. Then that car was rear-ended by a vehicle behind them.

East Olympia Fire responded to the crash and found two of the drivers walking around outside their vehicles. The third driver, still inside her vehicle, complained of pain and was taken to Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, East Olympia Fire Assistant Chief Mike Calhoun said.

Firefighters shut down the northbound lane of Rich Road for 45 minutes while they responded to the crash.

This story was originally published August 5, 2021 at 10:39 AM.