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5 vehicle pile-up on I-5 snarls traffic

Published 11:14 pm Wednesday, November 19, 2008

EVERETT — Traffic on northbound I-5 backed up Wednesday night as a result of a multiple-car accident.

Five vehicles collided front to rear, blocking two left lanes of northbound I-5 near milepost 190 around 6:20 p.m., Washington State Patrol trooper Keith Leary said.

Traffic backed up about 1.5 miles, he said.

Two other vehicles down the road collided as well. Nobody suffered serious injuries, Leary said.