Accident Snarls Afternoon Traffic On Rainier Ave. Near Grady Way

A four-car collision on Rainier Avenue South sent four people to the hospital Wednesday afternoon after one car attempted to avoid rear-ending another in the northbound left-hand turn lane toward SW Grady Way.

Instead, the car sideswiped another headed in the opposite direction toward 167 South and hit a second car head on. The car involved in the head-on collision was then rear-ended by another driver.

Of the seven people involved in the accident, four were sent to the hospital, including one who required a minor extrication for their car, said Renton Fire and Emergency Services Battalion Chief Lohn Lecoq.

An engine, ladder and aid car responded to the scene in addition to Washington State Patrol and the Renton Police Department.

The accident remains under investigation by the Washington State Patrol.