An 18-wheeler semi-truck is stuck a third of the way up The Counterbalance. Police cars are blocking off Queen Anne Ave N from the base of the hill at Roy, to Aloha and Ward.
Most through traffic is being detoured – Metro buses and those who live in the buildings between Ward and Roy have been allowed to pass through – while the semi slowly backs down the hill.
An SPD officer at the scene confirmed that the semi got stuck, but didn’t go into detail as he was busy redirecting traffic. One onlooker said he heard that the truck’s clutch burned up (which would explain the awful smell), but that has not been confirmed.
Reader Sarah Monley, saw the post-collision aftermath between the truck and a Metro bus. She Tweeted to us:
18-wheeler hit Seattle Metro bus outside my window. So much to see on #queenanneave…The truck’s side mirror was pushed up against the bus and the bus was on the sidewalk…I didn’t see the actual crash… just the two pushed together. I’m not sure if one hit the other or not.
So far the buses have be cleared, but the truck is still working its way down. If you use The Counterbalance for your evening commute, you may want to take another route for the next hour or so.
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2 jkmwatt // Jan 13, 2010 at 2:39 am
What sort of idiot truck driver would take a semi up the Counterbalance, which has one 18% section and bad grade breaks? Probably the same kind of idiot who followed his GPS directions through the Arboretum and through a 9 foot underpass with an 11 foot tall bus. It only kind of worked. Likely the driver was using a GPS, which devices don't give you information about grades. Although anyone with the brains god gave a goose would have looked up the hill and said “nope, find another route.”
3 jkmwatt // Jan 13, 2010 at 10:39 am
What sort of idiot truck driver would take a semi up the Counterbalance, which has one 18% section and bad grade breaks? Probably the same kind of idiot who followed his GPS directions through the Arboretum and through a 9 foot underpass with an 11 foot tall bus. It only kind of worked. Likely the driver was using a GPS, which devices don't give you information about grades. Although anyone with the brains god gave a goose would have looked up the hill and said “nope, find another route.”
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