Update 2:45 p.m. Seattle Times reports “All four people killed in Thursday’s crash were students at North Seattle College.”
Tweet from KIRO:
SB I-5 a parking lot from Northgate to SR 520. Again horrible, deadly crash on Aurora Br. Prepare for delays.
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Update 1:58 p.m.:
Tragic bus crash triggers emergency call for blood donors
Multiple hospitals requesting additional blood components.
The tragic motor vehicle accident on the Aurora Bridge this morning is making major demands on the local blood supply. Bloodworks Northwest has issued an urgent appeal to blood donors to help meet those critical needs.
“With up to 40 people with injuries, we are responding quickly to additional orders for blood components from multiple hospitals receiving people injured in the crash,” said James P. AuBuchon, MD, president and chief executive officer. “We need to meet this emergency demand and also to replenish supplies so that we can continue to meet normal patient needs.
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The Seattle Times is covering the fatal crash on the Aurora bridge here.
The bridge will apparently remain closed all day.
Kelley emails that there is a North Seattle College link: “This should get posted to the blog, as it will affect a lot of people (commute, community/students and staff). I saw students loading into the bus around 10 a.m. on my way to an appointment on Meridian. The crash happened just after 11 a.m.”
From the Times: ”
Update at 1:04 p.m.:
Forty-five students and employees from North Seattle College’s international program were traveling on the charter bus involved in the accident, said Melissa Mixon, spokeswoman for the college. Their conditions are not known at this time, she said.
Uninjured students are being brought back to campus, where the college has food and crisis counselors on hand, Mixon said.
