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Driver dies in crash into embankment in Kenmore

KENMORE, Wash. — A serious collision involving a single car on Bothell Way in Kenmore Sunday has left the driver dead and a passenger in the hospital.

Wendy Booth of Northshore Fire said the car went off the road and down an embankment.

The driver and passenger were trapped inside with critical injuries and had to be extricated.

Traffic on eastbound Bothell Way was shut down for several hours.

Unfortunately, the driver did not survive.

The Kenmore Police Department is still investigating why the single car left the roadway.

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