Diesel spills near Rouge River after truck jack-knifes on I-94

WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. (FOX 2) - Cleanup crews handled a fuel spill Monday morning after a truck driver lost control and jack-knifed in the ditch of I-94 in Wayne County.

According to Michigan State Police, the truck driver was on the westbound side of the freeway near Oakwood Boulevard when he "dropped" the trailer's third axle. This caused him to lose control and jack-knife in the ditch around 1:30 a.m.

An unknown amount of diesel fuel was spilled in the ditch, which isn't far from the Rouge River. It isn't clear if the truck dropped any of the 75,000 pounds of steel rolls it was carrying.

Police said the truck driver was taken to a hospital as a precaution.

Only one lane of the freeway was open for hours during the cleanup process. The road reopened around 9 a.m.