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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.
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