4 dead, 17 injured after semitractor-trailer crash along I-96 in Michigan

Four people were killed and 17 were injured in a crash along I-96 near Webberville, Michigan late Saturday night.

The accident involved a semitractor-trailer which crashed into more than a dozen vehicles overnight, according to state police, where traffic on I-96  had been temporarily halted late Saturday as utility crews were completing work on power lines in the area.

The semitruck with a trailer was heading westbound around 11:45 p.m. and crashed into more than a dozen stalled vehicles, with Michigan State Police said in a statement on the social media platform X: “It appears the driver of the semi-truck did not see the backup and could not stop his vehicle in time.” The impact caused the semitruck and several vehicles to catch fire.

Police confirmed four deaths and said 17 people, including the driver of the truck, were injured and transported to hospitals.  On Sunday, Michigan State Police confirmed 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.

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