Woman Dies After Fremont Bridge Collision
Posted: 11:16 am PST February 18, 2009Updated: 1:10 pm PST February 19, 2009
SEATTLE -- A woman who was hurt in a collision on the Fremont Bridge Wednesday has died.Police said the woman was driving northbound on the bridge at about 10:55 a.m. when she crossed into oncoming traffic. She clipped a mini-van and then crashed head-on into a cargo van, said Seattle police.Medics performed CPR on the 40-year-old woman, who was rushed to Harborview Medical Center, said Dana Vander Houwen of the Seattle Fire Department. She later died of her injuries, police said.A 48-year-old man with minor injuries was also taken to Harborview. A 28-year-old woman with minor injuries was taken to the University of Washington Medical Center.
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Video from Chopper 7 showed a white SUV and a white van that collided head-on. There was no immediate word on what caused the crash.Firefighters, medics and police were at the scene, and the police Accident Investigation Team was heading there.An animal control officer took a shaken Jack Russell terrier from the scene.All lanes of the bridge were reopened shortly after 3 p.m.
Video from Chopper 7 showed a white SUV and a white van that collided head-on. There was no immediate word on what caused the crash.Firefighters, medics and police were at the scene, and the police Accident Investigation Team was heading there.An animal control officer took a shaken Jack Russell terrier from the scene.All lanes of the bridge were reopened shortly after 3 p.m.
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