Members of Soldotna Y Towing Inc. prepare a vehicle to be taken away from the scene of a four-vehicle accident on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017 on the David Douthit Veterans Memorial Bridge in Soldotna, Alaska. One person was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. (Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion)

Members of Soldotna Y Towing Inc. prepare a vehicle to be taken away from the scene of a four-vehicle accident on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017 on the David Douthit Veterans Memorial Bridge in Soldotna, Alaska. One person was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. (Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion)

1 hurt in 4-vehicle crash

Update 7:30 p.m.

The accident on the David Douthit Veterans Memorial Bridge in Soldotna on Wednesday involved four vehicles, according to Soldotna Police Chief Peter Mlynarik.

The crash occurred when a vehicle pulled out onto the Sterling Highway heading south and did not yield to a car coming behind it, Mlynarik said. That vehicle tried to drive around the first one, and the two hit each other, he said. This sent the second vehicle into the center lane where it hit a third vehicle that was waiting to turn, which was pushed into the northbound lane, where it was hit by a fourth vehicle.

All of the vehicles except for the one that had pulled onto the highway had to be towed from the scene, Mlynarik said.

The bridge was cleared by shortly after noon, he said.

Original story:

ADVERTISEMENT
0 seconds of 0 secondsVolume 0%
Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts
00:00
00:00
00:00
 

One person was injured in a three-vehicle accident on the David Douthit Veterans Memorial Bridge in Soldotna on Wednesday.

First responders from Central Emergency Services were called to the crash at 11:12 a.m., said CES Captain Terry Bookey. They took one person to Central Peninsula Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, he said.

Traffic was reduced to one lane on the bridge heading into town and Soldotna Police Department officers were on scene at noon Wednesday. At least one vehicle had to be towed from the bridge.

This story will be updated with additional details as they become available.

Reach Megan Pacer at megan.pacer@peninsulaclarion.com.

More in News

Children leap forward to grab candy during a Fourth of July parade on South Willow Street in Kenai, Alaska, on July 4, 2025. (Photo courtesy Sarah Every)
Celebrating the 4th in the streets

Kenai comes out for annual Independence Day parade.

Fire crews respond to the Bruce Fire, July 4, 2025, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Alaska Division of Forestry)
Firefighting crews respond to wildfire outside Soldotna

The 8-acre fire and two “spot fires” of less than one acre each are located near Mile 102 and 103 of the Sterling Highway.

Robert Weaver was last seen at the Doroshin Bay public use cabin on June 25, 2025. (Photo provided by the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)
Kenai wildlife refuge seeking information on missing man

Robert Weaver was last seen near Skilak Lake on June 25.

The Alaska Dive Search Rescue and Recovery Team conducts a training mission in Seward, Alaska in 2024. Photo courtesy of the Alaska Dive Search Rescue and Recovery Team
Anchor Point fundraiser to benefit Alaska rescue and recovery group

Alaska Dive Search Rescue and Recovery Team is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization established in 2016.

Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic staff (left to right) Angie Holland, RN; Jane Rohr, Sonja Martin Young, CNM; Robin Holmes, MD; and Cherie Bole, CMA provide an array of reproductive and sexual health services. (Photo provided by KBFPC)
Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic releases report on STI trends on the Kenai Peninsula

The report pulls from data gathered from 2024 to early 2025.

Pool manager and swim coach Will Hubler leads a treading water exercise at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Swimmers, parents call on Kenai to support Kenai Central pool

The KPBSD Board of Education last week said communities will need to step up and take over administration of pools within the next year.

Traffic passes by South Spruce Street in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai drops effort to rename South Spruce Street

The resolution would have changed the name to make it clear which road led to North Kenai Beach

Gov. Mike Dunleavy compares Alaska to Mississippi data on poverty, per-pupil education spending, and the 2024 National Assessment of Education Progress fourth grade reading scores during a press conference on Jan. 31, 2025. Alaska is highlighted in yellow, while Mississippi is in red. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)
Dunleavy calls special session for August

Lawmakers on Wednesday said they were surprised by the move.

Most Read