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Metro bus involved in serious injury crash on I-5

Jul 17, 2018, 11:05 AM | Updated: 12:51 pm

A 28-year-old man and 4-year-old boy were seriously injured when the vehicle they were in hit the b...

A 28-year-old man and 4-year-old boy were seriously injured when the vehicle they were in hit the back of a Metro bus on Tuesday. (Trooper Rick Johnson)

(Trooper Rick Johnson)

A driver and an unrestrained child were injured when the vehicle they were in slammed into the back of a King County Metro bus.

The 28-year-old driver and the 4-year-old boy were taken to Harborview Medical Center. “A few” minor injuries were reported from people on the bus.

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The I-5 express lanes in Seattle were closed for more than an hour while law enforcement investigates the crash. They reopened around 12:20 p.m.

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