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Nearly a dozen vehicles crash on I-5 in Bellingham

Jan 8, 2018, 9:21 AM | Updated: 11:16 am

A crash involving at least 11 vehicles has shut down northbound I-5 in Bellingham.

The Washington State Department of Transportation reports the crash occurred shortly after 8 a.m. near Lakeway Drive.

At least one person was hospitalized with unknown injuries.

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Just after 10 a.m., WSDOT reported the left lane of northbound I-5 and the Lakeway Drive on-ramp reopened. Law enforcement closed all lanes again shortly before 11 a.m. They reopened completely minutes later.

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