When Interstate 5 traffic came to an actual standstill Monday afternoon -- the result of a crash involving an overturned tanker truck -- a local taco truck started serving food on I-5 near the old Rainier Brewery.
“It was a mess but we made the best of it!” said Rachael McQuade, who took pictures of the Tacos El Tajin truck in the northbound lanes. “Nice people all around.”
KIRO 7 called the truck, and staff said they couldn’t talk for long: There were loads of people getting food.
“I saw people walking back to their cars with to go boxes,” McQuade said in a message. “The truck was about eight cars in front of me."
The crash happened about 10:10 a.m. Monday, and by lunchtime the taco truck that is usually serving around South Lake Union was in full swing.
She made it off I-5 after about 5 hours, having found a place to back up and turn around to take the West Seattle Bridge exit. But others weren’t as lucky. At 3 p.m. the backup continued for miles with no estimated reopening time.
Follow this link for the latest updates on the I-5 closure in Seattle.
KIRO 7 assignment editor Meredith Maimone contributed to this report.