Update: Interstate 5 opens in Bellingham after serious injury crash
Interstate 5 was at a standstill for several hours through Bellingham early Wednesday afternoon after a serious injury crash that blocked both directions of the freeway near Sunset Drive.
Police and firefighters were dispatched to the scene at 12:51 p.m., according to the Pulse Point emergency services app.
Northbound traffic was backed up to Lakeway Drive and southbound traffic was backed up past Meridian Street at 1:15 p.m., according to the according to the Washington State Department of Transportation app.
“Both northbound and southbound I-5 at Sunset is fully blocked for a one-car/motorcycle serious injury collision. Northbound traffic is diverted to Iowa Street and southbound traffic is diverted to Sunset. Please be patient while troopers on scene investigate this collision. No ETA for the roadway to reopen,” Washington State Patrol Trooper Kelsey Harding tweeted at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday.
Backups went for three miles or more, according to WSDOT tweets.
It was unknown how the crash happened or how many people were involved or injured.
Harding told The Bellingham Herald that four vehicles were involved and that one person was sent to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for treatment.
One northbound lane of I-5 opened about 1:30 p.m. but southbound lanes were closed and drivers were being diverted at Sunset Drive, WSDOT tweeted.
All lanes opened in both directions a little after 3 p.m., WSDOT tweeted.
This story was originally published December 6, 2023 at 1:33 PM.
