I was driving South to the island and saw that the traffic on Interstate 5 was solidly backed up for as far as I could see. The next exit was 218 - six miles North of 212 which was what I wanted. Did the smart thing and ducked off and took Old Route 99 South - was doing 50MPH and looking at the six miles of stationary vehicles on I-5.
None of the usual emergency websites have anything yet - The Seattle Times has a brief précis:
At least two dead in I-5 accident north of Stanwood
At least two are dead and all Interstate 5 northbound lanes north of Stanwood are closed this afternoon after a collision, according to the State Patrol. The accident occurred near exit 215.
The accident, which occurred around 1 p.m., has caused traffic to be diverted off of I-5 at exit 215 and routed north past the accident scene to the I-5 ramp at Starbird Road.
The State Patrol didn’t immediately say how many cars were involved in the collision, if there were other injuries or what might have caused the accident.
Keeping these poor people (and their families) in our prayers.
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