State Route 18 truck vs. van collision causes hours of slow traffic

Two people were injured Tuesday morning when a dump truck and minivan collided off state Route 18 and rolled into a ditch. The incident, which occurred at 6:20 a.m., caused hours of back-ups in the Issaquah area while the scene was cleaned up. Neither driver involved was wearing a seat belt. The truck, driven by a 23-year-old woman from Wasilla, Alaska, was traveling west on state Route 18 exiting to Issaquah Hobard Road. The minivan, driven by a 26-year-old Pacific man, was traveling west on Issaquah Hobard Road approaching the highway. The truck collided with the minivan at the intersection of the two roads and the vehicles rolled into a ditch. There were issues with the dump truck’s brakes, and the truck’s driver was ejected from the vehicle. Both drivers were taken to Overlake Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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