A Washington highway was closed in both directions Tuesday night after several cars were trapped in tumbleweeds.
In this image taken Tuesday evening, Dec. 31, 2019, and provided by the Washington State Patrol, Washington State Department of Transportation using snow plows to remove a pile of tumbleweeds along State Route 240 near Richland, Wash.
In this image taken Tuesday evening, Dec. 31, 2019, and provided by the Washington State Patrol, Washington State Department of Transportation using snow plows to remove a pile of tumbleweeds along State Route 240 near Richland, Wash. YakTriNews reported that the Washington State Patrol announced viaTrooper Sarah Clasen told KAPP-KVEW that vehicles were trapped in a pile of tumbleweeds that stood up to 15 feet tall.
Thorson says five cars and one 18-wheel semi truck where trapped in the tumbleweeds. No injuries were reported. “People were still stuck at midnight and rung in the new year trapped under the weeds,” Thorson said. Thorson said Wednesday that troopers found one abandoned car that was trapped in the tumbleweeds at daylight but no one was inside.
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