UPDATE: Car-on-side crash in The Junction

3:13 PM: The other Seattle Fire incident working right now is a two-car crash, one reportedly on its side, at 41st and Oregon in The Junction. Someone is reported trapped in one of the vehicles, with bystanders trying to help before SFD arrives. Updates to come.

3:23 PM: Thanks to Kyle for the photo above. Everyone is out of the vehicles, officers have told dispatch. Avoid the area for a while.

(WSB photo)

3:37 PM: We’re told at the scene that one person is going to be taken to the hospital by private ambulance; their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. Police are talking to the drivers to try to sort out how this happened.

John August 4, 2024 (6:59 pm)

Maybe it’s just a placebo effect because we see it reported more but I’m always stunned at how many rollover / car on side accidents there are in West Seattle. Seems like it’s more than anywhere else in the city

Skipalapondo August 4, 2024 (9:41 pm)

I think it’s just that West Seattle Blog is the best darn local newsroom in the country. Car-on-side crashes rarely make the evening TV news broadcasts unless there’s a fatality, same with the newspapers. Radio stations will only report them as part of a traffic update. WSB, on the other hand, is constantly monitoring emergency responses and reporting on them as they happen, often with followup coverage. Plus it has a devoted local readership that are eager to provide on-the-ground perspective and updates outside the official channels. That’s why West Seattle Blog is the best!
- WSB August 5, 2024 (8:52 am)
  
  Thanks for the kind words. The last part is the most important thing – even when we head out to a scene as quickly as we can, as was the case here, somebody who’s already there sent the first photo and that meant we could quickly see what was going on. Tips, photos, and also cool stories about people and events, calendar listings, etc., all very much appreciated and vital – TR
Marissa Sitzmann August 6, 2024 (12:27 pm)

I was involved in this accident. Brand new Prius didn’t even have plates on it yet RAN THROUGH the stop sign.