Troopers investigating deadly crash on I-5 near Chehalis

CHEHALIS, Wash. -- A deadly crash forced the closure of northbound Interstate 5 Tuesday morning between Chehalis and Centralia.

WSDOT said around 5:30 a.m. that all traffic was being diverted off of northbound I-5 at Chamber Way because of a serious crash near Mellen Street.

By 10:00 a.m., traffic officials said the freeway was back open but there was a 5-mile backup.

No further details have been released.

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