UPDATE: 1 person to hospital after crash under West Seattle Bridge

12:00 PM: SFD is sending a big “rescue extrication” response to an address near the Chelan Cafe. Updates to come.

12:05 PM: This is reported to be a two-vehicle crash with initial concern that someone was trapped, but police on the scene say no one’s trapped.

(WSB photos)

12:14 PM: Our crew just sent that photo from the scene, which is better described as under the bridge, and says the two vehicles are a Grand Cherokee and a BMW, and that westbound traffic is blocked. (They added that a Honda was towed from the scene but its involvement wasn’t clear.)

12:31 PM: According to the log, and our crew, all SFD crews have cleared the scene. We’ll be checking with them regarding injuries.

3:55 PM: SFD tells us a 57-year-old man was treated, and in stable condition when taken to a hospital by AMR ambulance.

3 Replies to "UPDATE: 1 person to hospital after crash under West Seattle Bridge"

  • anonyme August 22, 2026 (4:20 pm)

    Photo evidence of the no-front-license-plate phenomenon, with luxury cars being the number one offenders.

  • Pedestrian August 22, 2026 (4:33 pm)

    This has got to be one of the most dangerous road segments in Seattle.  More lights than lanes, poor signage, dark, noisy and fast.

  • Called911 August 22, 2026 (5:17 pm)

    We drove through that intersection about 10 minutes before this accident and almost got hit head on because the intersection signals were out. I called 911 to report how dangerous it was so I’m sad to hear this happened after it was reported.

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