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Vantage accident : Nearly 25 cars, trucks crash in I-90 pileup
Vantage accident : Nearly 25 cars, trucks crash in I-90 pileup

Vantage accident : Nearly 25 cars, trucks crash in I-90 pileup

A chain-reaction accident involving at least 25 vehicles closed eastbound Interstate 90 for much of the day Thursday as emergency crews struggled in blowing dust, ash and smoke to remove cars and semis from a quarter-mile stretch above Vantage near the Columbia River.

Eleven people were injured in the crash, Washington State Patrol Trooper Darron Wright said. Their conditions were not immediately known.

Drivers were being detoured onto the Old Vantage Highway. Officials say you should expect delays on the 15-mile detour.

WSDOT officials said the Eastbound lanes of I-90 would remain closed until Friday morning because of poor visibility from dust on the road. The closure starts at milepost 115 near Kittitas. Westbound traffic is not affected.

DOT crews planned to reevaluate conditions in the morning. All of the vehicles involved in the crash were removed by Thursday afternoon.

The collision adds to further backup problems, since US Highway 2 is shut in both directions due to a fire. People headed eastbound should expect long delays.

Agencies/Canadajournal




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