WSP investigates deadly multi-car crash in Skyway area
KING COUNTY, Wash. - The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is investigating a deadly multi-vehicle crash that happened in the Skyway area on Tuesday.
WSP Trooper Rick Johnson sent out the initial traffic alert at around 5:27 a.m. saying Martin Luther King Jr. Way was fully blocked near S 129th St. for a collision involving multiple vehicles.
Authorities say the person who caused the four-car crash died at the scene. One other person from another vehicle was seriously injured.
The WSP delivered an update at around 7:48 a.m. saying there was no estimated time for reopening the roadway.
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Emergency crews are asking drivers to avoid the area as they investigate the scene.
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