Airlift requested for two-car crash at Highway 9, Crown Ridge Blvd.

ARLINGTON — As of approximately 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 30, city of Arlington emergency personnel had responded to a head-on two-car crash on Highway 9 near the Crown Ridge Boulevard intersection.

August 30, 2012 6:41 pm
Emergency personnel respond to a head-on two-car crash on Highway 9 near the Crown Ridge Boulevard intersection on Aug. 30.
Emergency personnel respond to a head-on two-car crash on Highway 9 near the Crown Ridge Boulevard intersection on Aug. 30.

ARLINGTON — As of approximately 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 30, city of Arlington emergency personnel had responded to a head-on two-car crash on Highway 9 near the Crown Ridge Boulevard intersection.

“We have multiple injuries and have requested airlift,” Arlington Assistant City Administrator Kristin Banfield said. “Avoid the area if at all possible.”

The crash has blocked both lanes, but Banfield was not sure whether it had occurred inside or outside of the construction zone at Highway 9 and State Route 531.

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“All of our available personnel are tending to this call or a collision on Highway 530 at the Cascade District Court,” Banfield said.

• Check the Washington State Department of Transportation traffic alerts website at http://www.wsdot.com/traffic/trafficalerts/default.aspx?refnum=115978&action=2 for further updates.