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Here’s what slowed I-5 traffic near Iowa Street overpass Monday morning

Bellingham Fire personnel and police are responding to a report of an accident on northbound Interstate 5 at the Iowa Street overpass.
Bellingham Fire personnel and police are responding to a report of an accident on northbound Interstate 5 at the Iowa Street overpass. Courtesy to The Bellingham Herald

Bellingham Fire personnel and police responded to an accident on northbound Interstate 5 just past the Iowa Street overpass.

According to emergency radio broadcasts, a patient was believed to be trapped in a vehicle.

A Washington State Department of Transportation camera in the area showed a backup at Iowa. As of 9:30 a.m. the northbound traffic stretched back to the Lakeway Drive exit, while WSDOT showed southbound traffic beyond the Sunset Drive exit.

WSDOT reported all lanes were open again by 10:11 a.m.

This story was originally published July 23, 2018 at 9:28 AM.

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