Buses and traffic stacked up northbound on 15th Ave NW.
Approaching the scene of the accident. There were at least three Medic units on scene, as well as a number of engines, police cars, ladder trucks and the Heavy Rescue Response Truck.
Medics were putting a patient into the far Medic unit as I arrived.
I apologize for the poor quality of the photos - I only had my iPhone with me.
There were multiple patients at the scene. I arrived after the roof had been removed from one of the cars.
Firefighters gathering around the injured.
This white pickup was stopped at a light when the vehicle behind it was rear-ended.
This white pickup truck was stopped at the light at NW 75th facing northbound on 15th Ave NW. The black sedan behind it was rear-ended by another black sedan which was moving at a high rate of speed. Airbags in the sedan in the middle were deployed.
The top has been cut off of the center car by firefighters.
Fire personnel wheeling a victim on a gurney over to the Medic unit. Ongoing CPR.
Loading a man into a Medic unit. They were doing active CPR on this patient.
The middle car, hit from behind, was shoved under the back of the white pickup. I heard from a bystander that the owner of Rizzo's French Dip Sandwiches pulled a little girl out from the center car. Witnesses were amazed by the teamwork and bravery of the neighbors on both sides of 15th that ran to the aid of the victims.
Another view of the center car. The white powder on the ground is residue from the fire extinguishers that bystanders supplied.
One of the cars caught fire. Bystanders rushed to help with fire extinguishers.
