Driver life-flighted after van collides with semi-truck on SB I-5 in Thurston County
Mar 25, 2026, 10:30 AM | Updated: 11:50 am
A photo of the collision along southbound I-5 in Thurston County. (Photo courtesy of the Washington State Patrol)
(Photo courtesy of the Washington State Patrol)
Two drivers are seriously injured after a transporter van collided with a semi-truck on southbound I-5 in Thurston County on Wednesday morning.
SB I-5 to SR 121 at Exit 99 was blocked following the collision, but has since reopened at approximately 11:30 a.m., Washington State Patrol (WSP) Trooper Kameron Watts announced.
Two of the drivers were seriously injured, with one of them being life-flighted to Seattle. Witnesses said that the van drifted off the roadway and into the back of the parked semi-truck on the right shoulder.
SB I-5 to SR-121 (Exit 99) is blocked for a 1 transporter van-semi collision. Two are being transported with serious injuries with one being life flighted to Seattle.
Witnesses say the van drifted off the roadway and into the back of this parked semi on the right shoulder. pic.twitter.com/mMr3rBKH48
— Trooper Kameron Watts (@wspd1pio) March 25, 2026
Roughly one hour after the collision, Trooper Watts noted that a tech was responding to the collision scene. The time it took to reopen the roadway was roughly two and a half hours.
A tech is en route the collision scene. Unknown ETA on when the ramp will reopen. pic.twitter.com/9EdXJjuik6
— Trooper Kameron Watts (@wspd1pio) March 25, 2026
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