Bus tangles with tree, causes traffic delays

Photo courtesy Shoreline Community College

High winds on Tuesday morning, Nov. 17, 2015 toppled a tree that hit Metro bus (route 331) on Innis Arden Way NE, just east of the main entrance to Shoreline Community College at Greenwood and Carlyle-Hall Road.

The driver of the bus was taken to Northwest hospital with neck and back pain by Shoreline Fire District personnel. Other public safety officials at the scene said her injuries did not appear to be serious and that there were no passengers on the bus at the time of impact.

Photo courtesy King County Sheriff's Office

Removal of the tree and the damaged bus snarled traffic headed east on Innis Arden Way. While traffic was moving through the scene, drivers from campus were advised to use exit roads other than eastbound Innis Arden Way.

The scene was cleared and power restored by 11am.

updated 10:30pm