By Marcie Miller
Herald Writer
Two lanes of U.S. 2 were closed overnight Thursday after two trucks hauling apples collided and spilled their loads on the road.
The two apple-hauling semis belong to the same company, which was not named by police. Drivers Amy Nyblod of Marysville and Brian Mohr of Renton were both westbound at 9:45 p.m. 4 1/2miles west of the summit when Nyblod reportedly lost control and rear-ended Mohr’s trailer, according to State Patrol Trooper Lance Ramsay.
Nyblod’s truck then jackknifed and the trailer detached, sending it onto the concrete centerline barrier.
Ramsay said the trailer slid along the barrier for about a hundred feet, spewing apples and crushing concrete, before it finally came to a stop, pitching more of its load of apples into the eastbound lanes. The cab came to rest blocking the westbound lane.
More apples spilled from the fully loaded trailer when the crew from Sky Towing pulled it back onto its wheels, Ramsay said.
The single westbound lane and one eastbound lane were closed all night, and traffic was diverted to the open lane on the eastbound side. At 5 a.m., one lane in each direction was open, and the third lane opened about 9 a.m. Friday.
Crews from the Department of Transportation and Sky Towing worked all night to clean up the spilled apples and tow the truck away. Workers also had to clean up a diesel spill.
Mohr was not injured in the collision, but Nyblod suffered abdominal injuries and was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where she was listed in satisfactory condition Friday.
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