Semi Truck Accident on Michigan Highway, Stalls Traffic
March 1st, 2010 | 
Author: LYONS TOWNSHIP, MI – A semi truck jackknifed on a Michigan highway in Lyons Township last Thursday morning, snarling traffic for hours. The truck accident happened in the Detroit metro region, on Interstate 96 near Kent Lake Road in Oakland County. The accident area is in the southeast section of the state, 63 miles east of Lansing, Michigan and 70 miles north of Toledo, Ohio.
Debris from the truck accident was strewn across the eastbound lanes of I-96, closing done some of the east traffic lanes while crews cleared the concrete pieces from the damaged median.
At around 6:45 a.m. Thursday morning an unidentified truck driver, hauling a load of steel coils, was headed west on Interstate 96. Each of the steel coils was reported to weigh about 45,000 pounds.
As the truck driver was driving near the area of Kent Lake Road he apparently lost control of his 18 wheeler and crashed into the concrete highway median, sending pieces of concrete flying into the east bound lanes of the interstate.
The roadway surfaces were icy on Thursday morning and there were several spinouts and accidents reported in the area.
After crashing into the median, the tractor trailer truck then jack-knifed across the interstate, and ended up blocking all westbound lanes of the highway, the truck cab appearing to be partially ripped from the trailer flat bed. The truck engine was also shot out of the cab due to the impact of the truck accident. The truck trailer did not lose the load of steel coils, which remained on the truck.
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Local emergency personnel responded to the scene of the truck accident. The truck driver was treated and stabilized at the site and then transported to Providence Hospital in Novi, MI. His injuries are not expected to be life threatening. An unidentified passenger in the truck was also treated and transported to the hospital with non life threatening injuries.
Michigan Department of Transportation officials also responded to the truck accident scene. Debris from the truck accident was strewn across the eastbound lanes of I-96, closing done some of the east traffic lanes while crews cleared the concrete pieces from the damaged median.
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The westbound lanes of the interstate were closed until MDOT crews could remove the tractor trailer truck from the lanes. The crews would work for most of the day removing the wreckage from the highway.
By 4:00 p.m. Thursday afternoon all eastbound and westbound lanes of the interstate were reopened, just in time for the afternoon rush hour.
MDOT investigators are still reviewing the truck accident. While the icy conditions of the interstate surfaces may be a factor, officials have not determined the cause of the accident. The investigation of the truck accident remains open.
No charges or citations have been made at this time.
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