Seattle, WA : 67-year-old man injured in a four-vehicle crash and fire on Interstate 5 at Olive Way on Tuesday morning, May 5, 2015
A four-vehicle crash and fire on Interstate 5 at Olive Way closed all northbound lanes in downtown Seattle Tuesday morning. All lanes have since reopened.
Traffic was backed up seven miles through the south end of Seattle.
Video from a Department of Transportation camera showed a pickup burning after the crash that happened around 8:22 a.m.
Firefighters arrived and put out the flames. A 67-year-old man was taken to Harborview Medical Center as a precaution.
Cellphone video taken by a man on an overpass showed people pulling a man from a crashed car. A DOT camera also caught video of the rescue.
All but one lane was open by 9:03 a.m. after most of the scene was cleared. The scene was completely cleared by 9:50 a.m.
Troopers say the crash was caused by distracted driving.
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