Seattle, WA
Traffic flagger, 70, hospitalized after dump truck strike on Seattle’s Capitol Hill
SEATTLE — A 70-year-old traffic flagger was hospitalized after being struck by a dump truck on Capitol Hill on Friday morning, according to Seattle police.
The collision happened near the intersection of Broadway and East Pine Street just before 11 a.m. The woman was taken to Harborview Medical Center.
She was working for a private company at the time of the crash, according to police.
The Seattle Police Department Traffic Collision Investigative Squad is investigating.
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The dump truck driver remained at the scene and was speaking with officers, police said.