Truck overturns on East Valley Road in Renton, closing roads for about three hours

Published 3:10 pm Wednesday, July 25, 2012

UPDATE 6:45 p.m.: The roads are now open.

The Renton Police Department at about 3 p.m. Wednesday was closing roads in the area around East Valley Road and Southwest 41st Street after a semi-truck, possibly with explosives onboard,  overturned.

However, it was later determined that the cargo wasn’t an explosion risk. However, the roads in the area remain closed for the investigation at about 4:20 p.m., which is being conducted by the Washington State Patrol Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division, according to  Robert Onishi, a spokesman for the Renton Police Department.

The incident is roughly below Valley Medical Center, west of State Route 167.

Numerous Renton police officers were being called in to block off the roads and to keep people away from the semi.

The Renton Reporter will have more detail about road closures as it becomes available.