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Stuck school bus causes traffic snarl in Hoquiam

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, June 10, 2026

By The Daily World

Hoquiam Police Department A school bus collided with a concrete barrier on the Simpson Avenue Bridge causing a major traffic jam on Tuesday.
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Hoquiam Police Department

A school bus collided with a concrete barrier on the Simpson Avenue Bridge causing a major traffic jam on Tuesday.

Hoquiam Police Department A school bus collided with a concrete barrier on the Simpson Avenue Bridge causing a major traffic jam on Tuesday.
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Tuesday afternoon, a school bus from Rochester collided with a concrete barrier in the right lane of the Simpson Avenue Bridge.

According to the Hoquiam Police Department, there were no reported injuries. Grays Harbor Scanner reported a fuel leak that took crews some time to clean up. Some commuters reported via social media a two-hour wait to get across the bridge.

Hoquiam Police Department reported the incident via Facebook at 2:14 p.m., and provided an update at 4:39 p.m. that the bridge was open.

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