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Traffic stalls after 3-vehicle crash in Tacoma. A pickup flipped on top of a semi

A crash near the Port of Tacoma that flipped a pickup truck on top of a semitrailer Thursday afternoon blocked off traffic in the area.

The Tacoma Police Department received a call about the crash just before 1 p.m., according to spokesperson Wendy Haddow. A picture tweeted by the Tacoma Fire Department showed a red pickup truck with its air bags deployed lying on the hood of a white semitrailer at the intersection of Marine View Drive and Taylor Way.

Tacoma Police officers direct traffic as cleanup begins after a three-vehicle collision at the intersection of Taylor Way East and state Route 509 on Thursday, July 21, 2022, in Tacoma, Wash. As a result of the crash, a truck rolled onto the front end of the semi truck. No one was injured in the collision, however traffic was backed up in all directions as the road was cleared of the vehicles and debris left over from the wreck.
Tacoma Police officers direct traffic as cleanup begins after a three-vehicle collision at the intersection of Taylor Way East and state Route 509 on Thursday, July 21, 2022, in Tacoma, Wash. As a result of the crash, a truck rolled onto the front end of the semi truck. No one was injured in the collision, however traffic was backed up in all directions as the road was cleared of the vehicles and debris left over from the wreck. Pete Caster pcaster@thenewstribune.com

Images from the scene also show a black SUV with significant damage between the two roads.

Joe Meinecke, the spokesperson for the fire department, told The News Tribune no one involved in the crash suffered major injuries. Neither Meinecke nor Haddow had more information about how the accident happened.

This story was originally published July 21, 2022 at 3:27 PM.

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Allen Siegler
The News Tribune
Allen Siegler is the education and breaking news reporter for The News Tribune. He first joined the newsroom as an intern in June 2022. Siegler is a recent graduate of University of North Carolina Chapel Hill’s Master of Public Health program, and has interned previously at The San Diego Union-Tribune. Email him at asiegler@thenewstribune.com
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