A 39-year-old man from Allyn was killed, and two others were injured and lifeflighted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle following a two-vehicle collision on the Hood Canal Bridge Nov. 7, per Washington State Patrol.
A 2006 Toyota Tacoma, in which the deceased was a passenger, was heading eastbound on the bridge before it crossed the center line and struck a 2015 Mercedes-Benz GL-Class heading in the other direction, per a WSP memo. The driver of the Tacoma, a 28-year-old woman from Bremerton, was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center with injuries, along with the driver of the Mercedes, an 83-year-old man from Port Ludlow.
The man who was killed was not wearing a seatbelt. His name is being withheld pending next of kin notification.
It is unknown at this time if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the collision, per WSP. The incident is under investigation.
The collision occurred around 5 p.m., which resulted in the bridge being closed for roughly five hours. It reopened around 10 p.m.
