Traffic on two lanes of southbound Interstate 5 was stopped Sunday night for something drivers don't see often: a bomb squad called in for a traffic crash.

State Patrol spokesman Keith Leary didn't have all the specifics about 10 p.m., but said a man who bought fireworks at an Anacortes stand was driving southbound near milepost 206 and Smokey Point when he rolled his Ford Explorer.

Troopers believe he was closely following the car in front him. The man tried to swerve right when that car braked, saw a car in the right hand lane and swerved left, but lost control.

The man's SUV was "packed with fireworks," Leary said.

He was taken to Harborview Medical Center and is expected to recover. Leary said an Everett Police bomb squad – working in an interagency capacity with the State Patrol – defused the scene after medics removed the driver and his and passengers, whose ages and names were not released.

The crash scene was cleared without any fireworks blowing up, Leary said.

It wasn't clear what kind of fireworks the man had packed in his car. But if they're illegal, the man could also face fines, according to the State Patrol.