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Two fatal crashes in South Seattle and SoDo Thursday morning

Sep 28, 2023, 9:04 AM | Updated: 9:24 am

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A Seattle Police Department vehicle. (Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)

(Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)

Two people are dead after crashes in Georgetown and SoDo Thursday morning.

The first of the crashes happened around 5:30 a.m. in Georgetown at First Avenue S and South Lucile Street. A pedestrian was hit and killed by a car, it is unknown at this time if the person killed was crossing the street or in a crosswalk when they were hit and killed.

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Both directions of First Avenue were closed as police investigated, but all lanes were reopened by 8 a.m.

Another crash happened on Martin Luther King Jr. Way South in SoDo around 7:15 a.m.

Seattle Fire arrived at the scene and attempted life-saving measures, but the person was declared dead at the scene.

No further details about the collisions were available Thursday morning.

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