As we first reported in today's scanner, there's been a very bad car accident at 20th & Main, where a 6-year old child was ejected from a vehicle.
At the scene it appears that three vehicles were involved, including a DirecTV van. The most seriously damaged vehicle is a small champagne-colored 2-door, with significant damage to the passenger side. A child seat is also lying on the ground nearby.
We heard on the scanner that one or more people were transported to Harborview for treatment of unspecified injuries. We've placed a call to the Seattle Fire spokesperson for more details, but haven't heard back yet.
Update: Just got back from a press briefing, where SPD spokesperson Mark Jamieson said that 3 vehicles were involved, and four occupants of the most badly damaged vehicle were taken to Harborview. One adult and two children had life-threatening injuries.
Jamieson confirmed that one child was ejected from the vehicle in a car seat which is now laying in the roadway. He said it was too early to tell whether the seat was appropriately attached to the car or whether other occupants were wearing restraints.
I spoke to two men who were in one of the involved vehicles, a dark blue mini van. They said that the DirecTV van was heading westbound on Main when it struck the 2-door car as it headed northbound through the intersection. The car was spun around several times and collided with the minivan as it headed southbound.
Traffic Collision Investigators are at the scene doing a detailed analysis of the accident. Traffic is expected to be closed through the intersection for several hours.
Thanks to CDNews reader Kim for helping gather info at the scene before we arrived.
Video of the press conference and witness reaction coming soon.
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