A military Humvee towing a trailer drove off Interstate 90 in Bellevue on Saturday afternoon, crashing over a wall and landing on a street below, according to the Washington State Patrol.
The crash happened around 2 p.m. in the eastbound lanes near the Eastgate neighborhood. The vehicle drifted to the right for unknown reasons, crossed a grassy shoulder, and fell about 30 feet onto Southeast 38th Street.
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A military Humvee towing a trailer veered off I-90 in Bellevue, WA, and launched over a retaining wall—dropping more than 30 feet onto SE 38th Street below. Two soldiers were injured and rushed to a nearby… pic.twitter.com/SUAQbhrGZL
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“This Humvee towing a trailer was traveling eastbound on Interstate 90 and drifted right for some reason,” Trooper Rick Johnson told Fox News Digital. “We don’t really know the reason. It left the freeway across a little grass area and went over a wall down onto one of the surface streets below.”
Two individuals in the military vehicle sustained injuries and were transported to a hospital, according to reports. No other vehicles were involved in the incident.
This happened just a bit ago. This military vehicle pulling a trailer was on EB 90, drifted right, went off the roadway and crashed over the wall into SE 38th St in the east gate area of Bellevue. Two minor injuries and no other vehicles involved. pic.twitter.com/7d0WrNHOxZ
— Trooper Rick Johnson (@wspd2pio) May 10, 2025
The military unit was not identified, but the vehicle’s location suggests a likely connection to Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), which is about 45 miles south. JBLM units often use I-90 to travel to training areas like the Yakima Training Center.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
