Car rear-ended by semi after crashing into semi-truck on west Michigan freeway

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A car was rear-ended by a semi-truck after rear-ending a semi-truck Monday afternoon on a west Michigan freeway.

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Police the driver of a Chevrolet Malibu was in a construction zone where only one lane is open on westbound I-96 near M-6 in Cascade Township when they hit the truck. The car was then hit by another semi from behind.

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A passenger was trapped in the Malibu. They suffered minor injuries, police said. The driver was not hurt.

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Police are using the crash to remind people to slow down in construction zones.