AUBURN, Wash. — All westbound lanes of State Route 18 at 304th Street in Auburn were shut down due to a deadly crash on Wednesday night.
The on-ramp from 304th was closed as well.
Traffic is being detoured off to 304th Street.
Washington State Patrol said two vehicles were involved, though it’s unclear how many people died.
The highway was shut down around 9 p.m. on Sept. 3 and reopened around 2 a.m. on Sept. 4.
WSP said an initial investigation doesn’t indicate that any impairment was involved.
Drivers were told to seek alternative routes if possible.
Earlier today, there was a three-car crash on SR 18 in Auburn, but this time, it was near 312th Street.
It doesn’t appear that there were any fatalities in that crash, but traffic was backed up for several miles.
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