Firefighters free woman from car after rollover crash in West Seattle – KIRO 7 News Seattle

SEATTLE – A woman had to be cut out of her Subaru after it ended up on its side on the Admiral Way Bridge in West Seattle.

Seattle firefighters were called to the bridge near Walnut Avenue Southwest around 7:20 a.m. Tuesday after the driver crashed near a construction site.

Both directions of the bridge were closed while firefighters cut the roof off the vehicle to free the trapped driver.

Andy Stoltenberg said he was at a nearby Starbucks when he heard the commotion, then went over and discovered the accident.

He didn't know how the car ended up on its side.

“As work is currently underway on the bridge, we were unsure whether this was a construction-related matter or a medical emergency. We don't know for sure yet, but it's possible that the car simply hit the side of the bridge and turned around,” Stoltenberg said.

Construction worker Travis Schleif said he spoke with firefighters at the scene who told him the driver, an elderly woman, appeared to have struck a bridge railing.

“Her windows were probably a little foggy and she couldn't see everything clearly,” said Schlief, who believed the woman would be OK.

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