Another day, another I-5 crash -- this one at Nisqually bridge

A crash blocked all lanes of Interstate 5 southbound at milepost 115 at the Nisqually River Bridge mid-morning Wednesday, Washington State Department of Transportation said.

Washington State Patrol responded to the crash, which involved three semitrailers and a sedan, according to Trooper Johnna Batiste.

All four vehicles were driving south when the sedan’s driver lost control for “unknown reasons at this point,” Batiste told The Olympian Wednesday.

The sedan left the roadway to the right and hit a guardrail before coming back onto I-5, where it was then struck by the first semitrailer, Batiste said. A second semitrailer came to a stop, but was then struck by a third semitrailer.

“Everything stayed on its wheels,” said Batiste, and there were no injuries. Fire and aid responded as a precautionary measure, but were not needed.

Beginning at 10:41 a.m., traffic was only able to get by using the left shoulder. All lanes were reopened about an hour later, but traffic remained backed up.

This story was originally published November 20, 2019 at 10:59 AM.