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Ice leads to semi crash in West Richland, closes road

Twin Bridges Road is closed as police wait for a tow truck to pull this semi truck out of the ditch it slid into Saturday morning.
Twin Bridges Road is closed as police wait for a tow truck to pull this semi truck out of the ditch it slid into Saturday morning. Richland Police Department

Twin Bridges Road in West Richland closed Saturday morning after a semi truck slid into a ditch.

The crash closed the road between Harrington Road and Highway 240 around 7:15 a.m.. The truck slid sideways on the road and crashed into the ditch on the other side.

West Richland police Sgt. Drew Hendrickson said roads slick with ice led to the crash. It’s unclear whether anyone was injured in the crash.

The road opened again at 9:24 a.m.

This story was originally published January 6, 2018 at 8:26 AM with the headline "Ice leads to semi crash in West Richland, closes road."

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