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Truck carrying hay flips over guardrail on I-5; 1 injured

CHEHALIS, Wash. — A crash involving a truck carrying a trailer of hay on northbound I-5 in Chehalis caused traffic delays Friday evening.

The crash happened before 3 p.m. near La Bree Road.

One person was taken to a nearby hospital with unknown injuries, Washington State Patrol Trooper Will Finn said.

Video captured by a passerby shows the truck flipped over a guardrail and hay all over the side of the road.

Finn said the right lane was blocked but was eventually reopened.

Traffic was reportedly backed up for about two miles for some time.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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