2 Killed in Tacoma Car Crash on Yakima Avenue

A passenger was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries

Tacoma Car Crash
2 Killed in Tacoma Car Crash on Yakima Avenue

Tacoma, WA. – Two people were in a head-on collision in Tacoma on Thursday afternoon, according to the police.

The fatal collision happened around 4:00 p.m. on March 5, in the 2000 block of Yakima Avenue.

Police said a vehicle was traveling southbound while another was traveling northbound.

One of the vehicles crossed the centerline, and collided head-on with another vehicle.

The driver of the southbound vehicle, a woman, was pronounced dead at the scene.

A dog in her vehicle also died in the accident.

The driver of the northbound vehicle, also a woman, was rushed to the hospital where she later died. Her passenger was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The collision closed the roadway for several hours.

The Tacoma Police Department’s Traffic Unit is investigating the accident.

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