3 children critically hurt in Lakewood rollover crash, officials say

Three children were critically injured Wednesday evening in a rollover crash in Lakewood, according to West Pierce Fire & Rescue.

The two-vehicle wreck happened about 6 p.m. at Lakewood Drive Southwest and 82nd Street Southwest, West Pierce spokeswoman Jenny Weekes said.

The three children, all under 12, were among five occupants in one vehicle, Weekes said. The children — two girls and an 11-year-old boy — were taken by ambulance to Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma for treatment.

Medics performed CPR on one of them at the crash scene, Weekes said.

The sole occupant of the other vehicle had minor injuries.

Because crews are repaving Lakewood Drive, he road is open only in one lane each direction, police spokesman Chris Lawler said.

The vehicle with the children and two women in the front seats was headed north and trying to turn west into an apartment complex when the southbound vehicle struck it, Lawler said. The vehicle with the sole occupant ended up on its side.

Intoxicants were not a factor in the wreck, Lawler said.

This story was originally published September 19, 2018 at 6:27 PM.