Van allegedly crashes into Thurston County fire department vehicle on Saturday

A McLane Black Lake Fire District 9 vehicle, which was responding to an emergency at the time, was allegedly hit by a van in the area of Evergreen Parkway and southbound U.S. Hwy. 101 on Saturday, according to the Washington State Patrol.

All eight people in the van, including the 53-year-old driver of Montesano, were injured and either taken to Capital Medical Center or Providence St. Peter Hospital. The five-member crew aboard the fire department vehicle, including the 23-year-old driver of Snohomish, were unhurt.

The state patrol gives the following account about Saturday’s accident:

About 11:30 a.m. Saturday, in the area of Evergreen Parkway and southbound U.S. Hwy. 101, the fire department vehicle “cut across all lanes of travel,” attempting to get to the scene of a prior accident in the median.

It’s at this point that the van allegedly struck the fire department vehicle, according to the state patrol.

The crash was under investigation.

This story was originally published November 8, 2015 at 11:31 AM with the headline "Van allegedly crashes into Thurston County fire department vehicle on Saturday."