PORT LUDLOW, Wash. — A 17-year-old girl was killed, and three other people were injured in a crash involving two vehicles and a Jefferson Transit bus on Tuesday evening.
The crash was reported just before 7 p.m. on Beaver Valley Road at Highway 104 in Jefferson County, near Port Ludlow.
Washington State Patrol (WSP) initially said that Jefferson Transit was not at fault, but did not provide additional information.
Troopers first reported the crash as a head-on collision. Hours later, WSP released a report identifying those involved and detailing the lead-up to the crash.
According to the report, a 17-year-old girl from Poulsbo was driving west along State Route 104 in a Honda CRV. A man and a woman from Sequim followed directly behind her in a Toyota Tacoma.
On the other side of the road, a 62-year-old man from Port Townsend was driving a bus east along SR 104, with a 29-year-old man from Marysville in one of the passenger seats.
The WSP report states that the Honda CRV crossed the center line and struck the bus head-on. The bus then crossed the center line and hit the Toyota Tacoma.
The teenager was reported dead at the scene, while both people in the Toyota Tacoma were injured and taken to Jefferson General Hospital.
According to WSP, the bus driver was the first person to call 911. He was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition.
The bus passenger was not injured.
That portion of Highway 104 was closed in both directions for several hours while troopers investigated. The roadway reopened around 1 a.m. Wednesday.
WSP’s report states that the cause of the crash is still under investigation, and it is unknown whether drugs or alcohol were involved.
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