Two hospitalized after head-on along slick road in Lynnwood

Oil was on the road before the collision on 164th Street Southwest that required someone to removed.

Oil is visible on the road in the 4000 block of 164th Street Southwest in Lynnwood. The slick roadway may have contributed to a head-on crash there Dec. 23. (South Snohomish County Fire & Rescue)

Oil is visible on the road in the 4000 block of 164th Street Southwest in Lynnwood. The slick roadway may have contributed to a head-on crash there Dec. 23. (South Snohomish County Fire & Rescue)

LYNNWOOD — Two people were taken to a hospital Sunday morning after a head-on car crash in the 4000 block of 164th Street SW.

South Snohomish County Fire & Rescue firefighters had to remove a patient from one of the vehicles. The road, between Highways 99 and 525, reportedly was slick with oil before the crash. The source of that oil was unclear, and a sanding truck was called in to address it.

There was no information provided about the condition of the injured.

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Firefighters with South Snohomish County Fire & Rescue work to remove a patient from of a crashed car Sunday, Dec. 23 in Lynnwood. (South Snohomish County Fire & Rescue)

Firefighters with South Snohomish County Fire & Rescue work to remove a patient from of a crashed car Sunday, Dec. 23 in Lynnwood. (South Snohomish County Fire & Rescue)

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