A vehicle crash on Interstate 5 in Tacoma on Tuesday occurred after a semi-truck driver suffered a medical episode.
The crash between a car and a semi-truck in the northbound lanes near Delin Street spilled fuel onto the freeway. A fire burned in the freeway's median, The News Tribune reported.
The state Department of Transportation reported the wreck at 5:24 p.m.
The semi-truck driver was taken to the hospital for the medical episode, Washington State Patrol Trooper John Dattilo said. The driver of the car was uninjured.
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