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KENT, Wash. — A fatal crash involving a semi-truck and a car has closed a busy street in Kent Wednesday morning.
It happened shortly after 7 a.m. on Orillia Road at South 212th Street in Kent.
>>PHOTOS: Scene of major crash in Kent
King County Road Services said Orillia Road will remain closed in both directions between South 200th Street and 42nd Avenue South until sometime Wednesday afternoon.
Kent police said so far, the investigation shows that the driver of the car, who was traveling east on Orillia, slid into oncoming lanes of traffic and was hit by the semi-truck. The driver, a 74-year-old Seattle man, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was the only person inside the car.
Police said the driver of the semi-truck, a 59 year-old man, showed no signs of being impaired.
Video from Chopper 7 showed a car in the ditch with its passenger side destroyed. A jackknifed semi-truck with its hood ripped off was in the road, along with debris from the crash.
Heads up: Orillia Rd and nearby streets CLOSED til this afternoon. Red lines and yellow = sections that are closed. @cityofkent @KingCountyWA pic.twitter.com/4Z19eDOywU
— KC Road Services (@kcroads) February 19, 2020
Orillia road closed at S212 st in Kent for serious accident investigation of car vs semi pic.twitter.com/72JGWoUnY2
— Puget Sound Fire (@PugetSoundFire) February 19, 2020
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