SEATTLE -- A collision closed three southbound lanes of Interstate 5 near South 178th Street towards the end of a Friday morning commute period that was rough for travelers all over Western Washington.

A Washington State Department of Transportation camera showed fire and police at the scene of the collision that happened at about 8:25 a.m. There was no immediate word on injuries. Traffic was backed up for miles.

The first significant rain in weeks may have played a role in several other collisions Friday morning, including a rollover crash that blocked the right lanes on the ramp from westbound state Route 520 to southbound I-5 in Seattle at about 6:25 a.m.

Another accident closed the southbound lanes of the Battery Street Tunnel just before 7 a.m.

Earlier, troopers responded to a collision on the left shoulder of northbound state Route 167 at 24th Street and a vehicle was reported facing the wrong way on westbound state Route 16 at the Nalley Valley Viaduct from southbound I-5.