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Cement truck crash, fuel spill blocking traffic in Maple Valley

Nov 17, 2021, 11:54 AM | Updated: 12:56 pm

(Renton Police Department, Twitter)...

(Renton Police Department, Twitter)

(Renton Police Department, Twitter)

Medics, police and firefighters are at the scene of an injury crash involving a cement truck and a semitruck in Maple Valley.

Renton fire first tweeted about the crash at 140th Way Southeast and State Route 169/Maple Valley Highway around 10:45 a.m. Wednesday.

The Maple Valley Highway is closed heading westbound into Renton.

The Renton Police Department tweeted that a semitruck and a cement truck are on their sides. Video from Chopper 7 showed the cement truck crashed through a barrier.

Crews at the scene said there was a large fuel spill. A hazmat team was called to respond.

Medics are treating those who were injured. The number of people hurt and the severity of their injuries is not yet known.

The roadway was reopened shortly after 12 p.m., but remains “very congested” according to RPD.

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