Southbound Highway 99 reopens after crash involving 2 on Lime bike
The Seattle Times • • nation
Key Points:
- A man and woman in their 30s riding the same electric Lime bike were critically injured after being hit by a truck on Aurora Avenue North in South Lake Union early Monday morning.
- The couple was crossing three lanes of southbound traffic when the collision occurred shortly before 4:30 a.m., according to Seattle police.
- A third man riding another Lime bike nearby turned onto a sidewalk and spoke with police after the crash; the relationship between the three riders is unknown.
- The 69-year-old truck driver showed no signs of impairment, and both injured individuals were transported to Harborview Medical Center.
- Southbound Aurora Avenue North was closed for several hours following the incident, reopening around 7 a.m.
