Man Dies in Multi Vehicle Seattle Car Crash

A man was killed in a crash on Interstate 5 in south Seattle Sunday shortly after 2:30 a.m., the news tribune has reported.

He was a passenger in a disabled 1996 Ford bus filled with party-goers that was parked on the right shoulder of the freeway at the Boeing Access Road.

He got out of the bus and was attempting to make repairs. A southbound 2002 Ford pickup driven by a 39-year-old California man struck him and the bus. He died at the scene of the accident.

A southbound 2001 Kia Sephia driven by a 37-year-old Federal Way man then struck the pickup from behind.

The drivers of the pickup and the Kia were both transported to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with injuries. A 50-year-old Federal Way woman who was a passenger in the Kia was also injured and transported to the hospital.

KOMO-TV is reporting that the patrol said two people were critically injured in the accident.

The patrol said the 34-year-old bus driver from Renton was not hurt. Six additional bus passengers were treated for minor injuries.

Two southbound lanes of I-5 were closed after the crash. The accident is under investigation by the patrol for possible criminal charges including vehicular homicide.

The patrol reported that alcohol or drugs were factors in the crash.

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