Update: Southbound I-5 traffic resumes after crash involving car hauler, van near Ferndale
A traffic collision reported around 2:50 p.m. Tuesday blocked all lanes of southbound traffic on I-5 near Portal Way in Ferndale. Traffic finally resumed through the area around 5:15 p.m. after the scene had been cleared.
UPDATE: SB I-5 at Portal Way in #Ferndale is fully blocked after a collision. Fire and State Patrol are on scene.
Seek alternate routes and expect delays in the area. https://t.co/VT2kFBy8ET pic.twitter.com/UevQ8sTSUJ— WSDOT North (@wsdot_north) March 19, 2024
Motorists were encouraged to seek alternate routes. Fire and Washington State Patrol were the initial responders.
“A car hauler was traveling too fast while attempting to enter I-5 southbound from Portal Way, causing it to tip over and slide across the Interstate in front of traffic when a van traveling south on I-5 struck the hauler,” Trooper Kelsey Harding, who serves as public information officer for WSP, stated on Twitter.
The driver of the van suffered non-life-threatening injuries, while the driver of the car hauler reported no injuries.
I-5 traffic was backed up for several miles north of Ferndale.
