REDMOND, Wash. — A man was killed in a crash on Redmond Fall City Road Tuesday morning.
PHOTOS: Semi, car involved in fatal crash near Redmond
It happened just west of Northeast Ames Lake Road at about 4:50 a.m. As of 6:45 a.m., the crash was blocking all lanes in both directions. The crash investigation is expected to last for several hours.
Troopers said the car was heading eastbound when it went into the westbound lane and struck the semi head-on. The semi came to rest against a guard rail and is leaning over but being supported by a bank of trees.
The crash east of Redmond involved a semi-truck and a car. The driver of the car, a Renton man, died at the scene.
The semi truck driver was taken to the hospital as a precaution.
It is not known what caused the driver of the car to cross the center line.
Drivers should avoid the area.
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