Accident blocks lanes of I-90 on Mercer Island

Published 4:46 pm Friday, March 20, 2009

An accident on eastbound I-90 involving three vehicles blocked the two left-hand lanes just before 4 p.m. this afternoon.

The incident occurred at 3:51 p.m. just after exit 9 on the eastbound lanes. The vehicles involved included a semi-truck, a commercial van and a passenger truck. The semi, located in the far left lane, had a smashed front end, while the van had been pulled off to the right side of the interstate, facing the wrong direction.

The passenger truck appeared to have been rear-ended.

Medics and various local fire departments were on the scene. Traffic is able to pass through a single lane.