Crash closes I-96 EB at ML King in Detroit

A crash caused a complete closure of I-96 eastbound at ML King in Detroit Friday night where a 40-year-old man was cut out of a minivan and rushed to the hospital in critical condition.

Snapshot courtesy MDOT traffic cameras.

Michigan State Police said it happened at about 6:25 p.m. when traffic was stopped in the right lane of the freeway due to a long line of vehicles using the exit for the Ambassador Bridge. The 40-year-old man was unable to stop his Plymouth Voyager minivan and rear-ended a semi-truck.

Members of the Detroit Fire Department then cut him out of his minivan.

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