SPOKANE, Wash. — A driver and three occupants were injured in a single-vehicle crash at Five Mile Road and Waikiki Road at approximately 3:00 a.m. Thursday morning.
The vehicle was found by police on its top in a ditch east of Waikiki Road.
All four occupants were seriously injured. They were removed from the vehicle and taken to a hospital for further treatment.
Police said the car was traveling at a high rate of speed when the driver failed to round a curve. The car then crossed over Waikiki Road and crashed into the ditch rolling over onto its top.
Traffic Unit Investigators believe that speed and impairment were factors in the crash.
The area where the crash occurred was closed until just before 9:00 a.m. on Thursday. The road is now open.
The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) is working to determine the cause of the crash.
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