A serious injury collision occurred on NE 78th Street at the Interstate 205 overpass in Clark County on Thursday at about 3 p.m. An American Medical Response Unit witnessed a single-vehicle rollover collision, and the vehicle’s two occupants were extricated by responding fire personnel and transported to a local hospital.
According to witnesses, the vehicle, a gray 2025 Toyota RAV4, was traveling southbound on the Interstate 205 off-ramp to Northeast 78th Street when it failed to slow for a red traffic signal. The vehicle continued over a traffic island, struck a pedestrian signal, and traveled south before colliding with an overpass column. No other vehicles or pedestrians were involved.
The driver and passenger sustained serious injuries and are currently in stable condition at the hospital. Traffic homicide detectives responded to the scene, and the cause of the collision remains under investigation. Traffic diversions were in place for approximately five hours while investigators examined the scene and recovered the vehicle.
Original reporting: Clark County Today (Vancouver WA) — read the source article.
