One person hurt in Blyn wreck

BLYN — One person sustained a head injury in a two-vehicle wreck on U.S. Highway 101 near Blyn today, the State Patrol said.

The collision occurred in the eastbound lane at about 4:46 p.m., said Trooper Chelsea Hodgson, State Patrol spokeswoman.

One person was being taken to Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles with a head injury, Hodgson said. Identification was not available this afternooon.

There were no fatalities.

The highway was fully blocked at milepost 272 as troopers worked to clear the road. No other details were available.

Meanwhile, a four-car, non-injury wreck occurred in the westbound lane in the same area at about 5:25 p.m., Hodgson said.

The highway had been reopened by 5:32 p.m., Hodgson said.

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