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WATCH: Uprooted tree falls on car traveling on I-5

Apr 27, 2017, 9:50 AM

An uprooted tree fell onto a car traveling southbound on I-5 Wednesday. (KIRO 7) An uprooted tree fell onto a car traveling southbound on I-5 Wednesday. (KIRO 7) An uprooted tree fell onto a car traveling southbound on I-5 Wednesday. (KIRO 7) An uprooted tree fell onto a car traveling southbound on I-5 Wednesday. (KIRO 7) An uprooted tree fell onto a car traveling southbound on I-5 Wednesday. (WSDOT) An uprooted tree fell onto a car traveling southbound on I-5 Wednesday. (South King Fire) An uprooted tree fell onto a car traveling southbound on I-5 Wednesday. (KIRO 7) The crash caused up to 10 miles of backup. (KIRO 7)

A woman driving a Toyota Prius sustained head and neck injuries after a 200-foot cottonwood fell on her car while she was traveling southbound on I-5 through Fife Wednesday afternoon.

Around 3:30 p.m., the tree fell across the freeway near 70th Avenue East.

The incident caused miles of backup.

The woman was transported to Harborview Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.

According to the Washington State Patrol, a Nissan Altima was also struck by the tree.

Below: Dash cam video of the falling tree via KIRO 7 Facebook

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