Current:Home > MarketsPolice in Michigan say 4 killed, 17 injured after semitruck crashes into vehicles stuck in traffic-InfoLens
Police in Michigan say 4 killed, 17 injured after semitruck crashes into vehicles stuck in traffic
View Date:2024-12-23 14:49:34
WEBBERVILLE, Mich. (AP) — A section of Interstate 96 in southeast Michigan remained closed Sunday after a semitruck crashed into more than a dozen vehicles overnight, killing 4 people and injuring 17 others, according to state police.
Traffic on I-96 near Webberville had been temporarily stopped late Saturday as utility crews were completing work on power lines in the area. A semitruck with a trailer was heading westbound around 11:45 p.m. and crashed into the stalled vehicles.
“It appears the driver of the semi-truck did not see the backup and could not stop his vehicle in time,” Michigan State Police said in a statement on the social media platform X.
The impact caused the semitruck and several vehicles to catch fire. Police said more than a dozen vehicles were involved in the crash.
Police confirmed four deaths and said 17 people, including the driver of the truck, were injured and transported to nearby hospitals.
Michigan State Police said Sunday that the victims were a 29-year-old man from Carson City who was driving a Ford pickup and three relatives from Lansing who were in a Chevy Trax. They were identified as a 20-year-old female, a 43-year-old female and a 47-year-old male. Police did not say how they were related.
Authorities continued cleanup efforts Sunday and said I-96 near the site of the accident would “be closed for an indefinite period.”
veryGood! (76)
Related
- School workers accused of giving special needs student with digestive issue hot Takis, other abuse
- Why Bachelor Nation's Andi Dorfman Says Freezing Her Eggs Kept Her From Settling
- Silicon Island
- King Charles' coronation will be very different from Queen Elizabeth's. Here's what the royals changed.
- All Social Security retirees should do this by Nov. 20
- Lean Out: Employees Are Accepting Lower Pay In Order To Work Remotely
- Silicon Island
- Twitter takes Elon Musk to court, accusing him of bad faith and hypocrisy
- Jason Kelce Offers Up NSFW Explanation for Why Men Have Beards
- Pregnant Hilary Swank Spots One of Her Twins Flexing in Must-See Sonogram
Ranking
- Conviction and 7-year sentence for Alex Murdaugh’s banker overturned in appeal of juror’s dismissal
- Shop These 17 Women-Founded Makeup Brands That Are So Good, You'll Blush
- Does Social Media Leave You Feeling Angry? That Might Be Intentional
- Families of detained Americans plead for meeting with Biden
- Spirit Airlines cancels release of Q3 financial results as debt restructuring talks heat up
- Tamar Braxton Confirms Beef With Kandi Burruss: Their Surprising Feud Explained
- At the U.S. Open, line judges are out. Automated calls are in
- Stylist Karla Welch Reveals the Game-Changing Lesson She Learned From Justin Bieber
Recommendation
-
Sports are a must-have for many girls who grow up to be leaders
-
Texts released ahead of Twitter trial show Elon Musk assembling the deal
-
Succession's Sarah Snook Was Upset About How She Learned the Show Was Ending After Season 4
-
Serbia school shooting leaves 8 students and a guard dead as teen student held as suspect
-
Louisiana asks court to block part of ruling against Ten Commandments in classrooms
-
The Jan. 6 committee is asking for data from Alex Jones' phone, a lawyer says
-
A super fan collected every Super Nintendo game manual and made them free
-
Why a 2022 fatal shark attack in Australia has been classified as provoked