Street sweeper crashes, rolls over at busy Puyallup on-ramp

PUYALLUP, Wash. - A busy highway entrance ramp was closed for two hours Monday after a street sweeper crashed and rolled over, the Washington State Patrol reports.

Emergency crews responded to the scene, the on-ramp from east Highway 512 to Highway 161 shortly before noon after receiving reports of a serious crash.

A wrecked street sweeper was found at the scene. The driver sustained minor injuries.

A preliminary investigation found that the driver experienced a medical emergency, which caused the rollover crash, said Trooper Brooke Bova of the State Patrol.

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The on-ramp reopened by 2 p.m.