Two people killed in two-car collision on State Route 702 near Yelm Saturday
A two-car collision at State Route 702 and Eighth Avenue East, just east of Yelm, left two people dead early Saturday afternoon.
The victims were a woman and a 6-year-old girl. The age of the driver has not yet been released.
The two victims were inside a small sedan, which collided with a pickup truck. The sedan was stopped at SR-702 facing north on Eighth Avenue. Witnesses state the sedan pulled into the path of the pickup, which was traveling west at approximately 55 miles per hour.
The pickup driver had nearly no time to react, and the sedan was struck broadside, according to Washington State Patrol spokesperson Trooper Ryan Burke. Both the driver and the passenger of the truck appeared uninjured. Burke said the driver of the truck was not believed to have been impaired by drugs or alcohol.
The victims were originally going to be airlifted to a hospital, but were instead transported via ambulance, unable to wait for the helicopter.
This story was originally published January 2, 2021 at 4:07 PM.
