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Two hurt in wrong-way crash on SR 18 near Auburn

Wrong way crash on WB SR-18 near Auburn

Westbound SR 18 was closed after a wrong-way driver caused a crash near Auburn that left two people hurt.

The two-car crash happened around 4:30 a.m. Thursday, west of 304th and just east of the Green River Bridge. All westbound lanes were closed, but reopened shortly before 7 a.m.

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The wrong-way driver hit another car head-on and ended up on top of a guardrail.

Both cars had only the drivers inside, who were taken to the hospital.