A Washington State Department of Transportation plow waits to cross onto Whidbey Island Monday. One lane of Deception Pass was blocked because of a car accident. - Nathan Whalen/Whidbey News-Times
Nathan Whalen/Whidbey News-Times
A Washington State Department of Transportation plow waits to cross onto Whidbey Island Monday. One lane of Deception Pass was blocked because of a car accident.

Accident closes one lane of Deception Pass Bridge

By NATHAN WHALEN
Whidbey News Times Staff reporter
March 10, 2009 · Updated 9:42 AM 

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One lane of Highway 20 is closed due to a traffic accident on the Deception Pass Bridge.

A Hyundai Santa Fe was north on Highway 20 late Monday morning when the vehicle collided with the cable barrier between the roadway and careened into a GMC Yukon that was southbound on Highway 20, said Trooper Norm Larson with the Washington State Patrol. Nobody was injured.

The accident, which occurred during a brief snowstorm on Whidbey Island, blocked one lane of Highway 20 on Pass Island.

By 12:15 p.m. the backup on the Whidbey Island side of Highway 20 stretched to Lam's Links.

The Washington State Patrol is investigating Monday's accident.

Contact Whidbey News Times Staff reporter Nathan Whalen at nwhalen@whidbeynewsgroup.com or 360-675-6611 ext. 5058.

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