Beer truck crash blocks lanes on I-405 ramp in Tukwila

Semi-truck crash blocks lanes on I-405 off-ramp

TUKWILA, Wash. - A multi-vehicle crash involving a beer truck blocked lanes on the I-405 ramp from the West Valley Highway in Tukwila on Tuesday.

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) sent out the initial alert at around 5:15 a.m., saying a collision was blocking the I-405 northbound off-ramp to SR-181.

The incident appeared to be a three-car crash involving a beer truck, a pickup truck and a sedan. Based on looking at the wreckage, it seems as if rescue crews used the jaws of life to tear apart the sedan and safely extricate the driver.

Two drivers were taken taken to the hospital. Their conditions were not immediately known.

Medics and the Washington State Patrol were called to the scene to help with the investigation.

The Department of Ecology was called out to the scene after the semi-truck involved in the crash spilled diesel fuel into a storm drain.