A van and an SUV collided near 12th SW and SW Holden Street around 2:30 June 2, resulting in seven people being sent to the hospital (including two children)
Update from Seattle Police
Seattle Police Traffic Collision Investigation Squad (TCIS) detectives are investigating the cause of a two car, multi-person injury collision that happened yesterday afternoon in the 1200 Block of SW Holden Street.
At about 3:52 pm on Sunday, it is believed that a Hyundai Santa Fe was travelling westbound on SW Holden. At the same time, a Dodge Caravan was travelling eastbound on SW Holden. For reasons still to be determined, while the cars were mid block, they collided head on.
Seattle Fire responded and treated the three adults and two small children that were in the Santa Fe. All the occupants were transported to Harborview Medical Center. Two of the adults suffered serious, but non life-threatening injuries. The two adults (one man and one woman) in the Dodge Caravan were also transported to Harborview, one with serious but non life-threatening injuries. The three young children in the Caravan were evaluated at the scene by Seattle Fire, but they did not have to go to the hospital.
As is routine in serious collision investigations, a Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) officer responded to the hospital and evaluated both the female driver of the Caravan and the male driver of the Santa Fe for any signs of impairment. It was determined that neither driver had any signs of impairment from drugs and/or alcohol.
Original Post
A 2 car serious accident between a van and an SUV near 12th SW and SW Holden June 2 sent seven people to the hospital with non life threatening injuries and one male had to be extricated by removing the roof of the van. He was a passenger and an adult female was driving. There were reports that ten people were in the vehicles including two children. Two of the people had serious injuries.
An investigation is underway by the Traffic Collision Investigation Squad.
According to a witness at the scene the children did not appear to injured but were taken to the hospital along with the adults.
Two tow trucks arrived to remove the vehicles but were waved off to let the investigation proceed and traffic was blocked until further notice.
