A spokesperson for Seattle-based University of Washington Medicine, the parent organization of Northwest Hospital, told The Seattle Times the driver of the vehicle was not injured and no one in the hospital was affected.
The spokesperson said the vehicle appeared to be out of control when it crashed through the hospital’s lobby area near the emergency department.
The Seattle Fire Department confirmed the building is structurally stable.
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