ISSAQUAH, Wash. — Traffic was backed up for miles on Easter Sunday after a semi carrying human waste crashed on eastbound I-90 in Issaquah.
Troopers said the crash occurred around 11:30 a.m., just west of State Route 900, after the driver of the semi fell asleep.
Minor injuries were reported and no other vehicles were involved.
Officials with the Washington State Department of Transportation closed all eastbound lanes around noon to clean up the mess and move the truck off the road.
Just before 2 p.m., WSDOT officials reopened all eastbound lanes.
TRAFFIC ALERT: Crews are responding to a collision on I-90 eastbound just west of SR 900. Read more here >> kiro.tv/2UvHT5d Tag someone you know who might be in the area.
Posted by KIRO 7 News on Sunday, April 21, 2019
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