Wrong-way driver kills motorcyclist on SR-520 in Bellevue

A wrong-way truck driver hit a motorcycle on state Route 520 Friday, killing the motorcycle rider. A wrong-way truck driver hit a motorcycle on state Route 520 Friday, killing the motorcycle rider. Photo: Courtesy WSP Photo: Courtesy WSP Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Wrong-way driver kills motorcyclist on SR-520 in Bellevue 1 / 3 Back to Gallery

Update: Eastbound lanes of state Route 520 reopened just before 2:30 p.m.

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- A motorcycle rider was struck and killed by a wrong-way driver on state Route 520 Friday, the Washington State Patrol reports, and all eastbound lanes of SR-520 were closed at the accident scene near Clyde Hill.

Troopers began receiving several calls around 11:15 a.m. of a truck driving west in the eastbound lanes of SR-520, says Trooper Rick Johnson.

The vehicle continued the wrong way and just after passing 92nd Avenue, struck a motorcycle and killed its rider, Johnson said.

The truck continued driving the wrong way until it ended up in the shoulder of the eastbound lanes just east of 84th Avenue.

All eastbound lanes SR-520 were closed at 84th Avenue, with eastbound traffic being diverted off there and reentering the freeway at 92nd Avenue, Johnson said, adding that it may be an extended closure.

"It's a long scene -- the scene stretches from 84th to 92nd," Johnson said. "Avoid the (520) bridge at all possible. For those stuck in the backup, it will be slow, but we can get them off the freeway and back on."

Johnson didn't say if anyone else was injured nor why the vehicle was going the wrong way on the freeway, only that the truck was being driven by an elderly man. Detectives will have to determine if the driver will face any charges.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

This article first appeared on KOMO NEWS.