Woodinville,WA : Driver seriously injured in crash between garbage on June, Friday 2nd 2017

Traffic on Highway 9 was backed up for hours Friday afternoon after a crash between a box truck and garbage truck in south Snohomish County.

The driver of the box truck — a Bothell man, 48 — was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with what were considered life-threatening injuries.

A Monroe man, 46, was the driver of the garbage truck. He suffered what were believed to be minor injuries.

The collision occurred around 12:40 p.m. on the highway near 233rd Place SE, about a mile north of Woodinville, according to the Washington State Patrol.

Troopers believe the southbound box truck crossed the centerline and struck the garbage truck, which was stopped in a left turn lane, State Patrol Sgt. Mark Francis said.




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Driver seriously injured in crash between garbage, box trucks