4 killed, 17 injured in crash involving semi-tractor on Michigan interstate

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Lansing news, Michigan news.

Four people were killed and 17 others wounded when a semitractor-trailer slammed into backed-up traffic on a Michigan interstate Saturday.

The incident occurred just before midnight on Interstate 96 where workers were installing power lines across the road.

The work forced “numerous” cars to a halt in the expressway’s westbound lane near an intersection.

When the road finally opened and the vehicle began moving slowly, a semi-tractor trailer crashed into them.

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  • “It appears the driver of the semi-truck did not see the backup and could not stop his vehicle in time,” authorities said.

    “The semi-truck was in the left lane of travel and struck numerous vehicles.”

    The collision caused the truck and a dozen other vehicles to catch fire.

    “Seventeen vehicle occupants have been transported to UM Sparrow Hospital and McLaren Hospital in Lansing for serious injuries.”