A motorcyclist is dead after colliding with an elk and then getting hit by another vehicle on Interstate 90 near North Bend, Eastside Fire & Rescue and Washington State Patrol said Saturday morning.
The collision occurred around 2:45 a.m. on westbound I-90 near milepost 27, Washington State Patrol spokesperson Rick Johnson said.
After the collision, Johnson said, the motorcyclist was hit by a white camper van. The driver of the van stopped briefly but then left the scene, he said.
Officials from Eastside Fire could not be immediately reached for comment.
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