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Traffic collision in Lakewood sends 2 to hospital

A traffic collision in Lakewood Tuesday morning sent two people to the hospital and led to a road closure, according to tweets from West Pierce Fire & Rescue.

Gravelly Lake Drive was shut down between Main and 112th streets southwest, according to the tweets. Fire officials said five people were evaluated for injuries and two were sent to the hospital.

The extent of their injuries and what led up to the cause of the crash was unclear.

A photo of the crash posted to the office’s Twitter showed one car flipped onto its side.

This story was originally published August 17, 2021 at 12:04 PM.

Peter Talbot
The News Tribune
Peter Talbot is a criminal justice reporter for The News Tribune. He started with the newspaper in 2021. Before that, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism at Indiana University. In college, he worked as an intern at NPR in Washington, D.C. He also interned for the Oregonian and the Tampa Bay Times. Support my work with a digital subscription
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