1 dead, car catches fire after ‘mechanical mishap’ on I-5 north at Nisqually River Bridge

A person was killed due to a “mechanical mishap” on northbound I-5 at the Nisqually River Bridge, and a car subsequently caught fire.

The incident happened around 5 p.m. Thursday.

“Just received clarification that this was not the result of an explosion, but a mechanical mishap,” Washington State Patrol Trooper Kameron Watts stated on X. “There’s two vehicles involved, and one of them did indeed catch fire.”