Collision between hay truck and car causing delays on Highway 2

AIRWAY HEIGHTS--Both eastbound lanes and one westbound lane on Highway 2 at milepost 276 near Rambo Road by Fairchild Air Force Base are blocked after an accident between a hay truck and car around 9:30 a.m. this morning. Expect delays.

The car reportedly pulled out on front of the hay truck, which swerved, clipped the car and rolled over, sending hay tumbling onto the side of the highway. The driver of the car was partially ejected and was transported to the hospital with injuries not expected to be life-threatening, according to Fire District No. 10 Chief Ken Johnson.

The driver of the hay truck was uninjured. Johnson said the driver is a Lincoln County resident who lost a majority of his hay fields in the Whitney Fire in September.

Fire District No. 10, Washington State Patrol and the Department of Ecology responded to the call. Crews are currently loading the fallen bales of hay onto another flatbed trailer, and the DOE will then assess further. There's no known timeline of when closed lanes on Highway 2 will reopen.