Multi-vehicle collision near Spanaway Lake leaves 1 dead, authorities say
A road near Spanaway Lake was shut down Thursday morning after a three-vehicle collision ended with one person dead, according to authorities.
The collision occurred near the 16800 block of Spanaway Loop Road South, a multi-lane road near the southwest shore of Spanaway Lake, Pierce County Sheriff’s Department said. About two miles of the road was closed between Military Road South and 174th Street South.
The person killed in the collision has not been publicly identified.
Central Pierce Fire & Rescue spokesperson Capt. Darrin Shaw said the collision occurred at about 10:09 a.m. The cause of the crash was not known, but Shaw said two cars and a dump truck were involved, and that one of the cars struck the dump truck head-on.
Shaw said the driver of the dump truck was not injured. He said no one else was injured aside from the deceased person.
A spokesperson from the Sheriff’s Department wasn’t immediately available to provide further information.
Drivers were advised to take alternate routes through the area.
This story was originally published June 9, 2022 at 10:40 AM.
