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Two men die in collision on State Route 164 near Enumclaw
A head-on crash east of Southeast 416th Street killed two men Monday and shut down both directions of State Route 164. The victims were from Auburn and Enumclaw, according to Washington State Patrol troopers.
Two men were killed in a head-on collision Monday, Oct. 19, on State Route 164 near Enumclaw, prompting the closure of both directions of the highway while investigators worked at the scene.
The crash happened just east of Southeast 416th Street. A Washington State Patrol trooper said each of the two vehicles carried one person and both men were dead when first responders arrived.
Troopers said one man was from Auburn and the other from Enumclaw. The King County Medical Examiner’s Office responded to the scene. Authorities had not determined whether impairment played a role in the crash.