A chain-reaction wreck on state Highway 104 blocked the highway for nearly three hours and sent seven people to a hospital. (Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue)

A chain-reaction wreck on state Highway 104 blocked the highway for nearly three hours and sent seven people to a hospital. (Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue)

Wreck blocks Highway 104, sends seven to hospital

PORT LUDLOW— A chain-reaction wreck involving four vehicles and 10 occupants blocked both lanes of state Highway 104 for about three hours Friday afternoon, according to Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue.

The wreck occurred around 1 p.m., according to a press release. Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue and the Poulsbo Fire Department transported six people to Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, and Quilcene Fire & Rescue took one person to Jefferson Healthcare hospital in Port Townsend. Three people declined medical assistance.

No one had life-threatening injuries, Port Ludlow Fire Chief Bread Martin said.

The fire department did not release names, citing privacy concerns. The State Patrol did not provide the identities of the individuals hurt in the wreck on Saturday.

In addition to Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue and the Stte Patrol, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, East Jefferson Fire Rescue, Poulsbo Fire Department and Quilcene Fire & Rescue all responded to the wreck.

The State Patrol is investigating the cause of the wreck.

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