Maple Valley man killed in early morning collision with Metro bus on SR 169

Published 1:23 pm Tuesday, March 31, 2015

A 35-year-old man from Maple Valley died in a head-on collision with a Metro bus at 4:12 a.m. on state Route 169 about 1 mile north of Maple Valley city limits.

The Washington State Patrol reported the man was driving a 1989 Honda Civic. The man was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision.

The Maple Valley man was driving southbound on SR169 and swerved into the northbound lane colliding with the bus south of Cedar Grove.

According to Trooper Chris Webb on the Washington State Patrol Twitter site the 69-year-old man driving the bus had only minor injuries.

The collision is under investigation.

The road was closed until about 9 a.m.