MSP: 2 killed after truck crashes; catches fire on I-94 at Stephens Road
Fatal crash on I-94 and Stephens (photo: Michelle Hofmann Thatcher)
ST. CLAIR SHORES, Mich. (FOX 2) - Eastbound I-94 is closed at 9 Mile Road because of a deadly crash that occurred overnight.
The Michigan State Police Department is investigating a one-car crash on eastbound I-94 at Stephens Road.
Investigators said A Ford F-150 gradually left the roadway and drove up the embankment at 2:55 a.m.
They struck the Stephens Road overpass support column head-on and the truck caught fire, officials said. Both the driver and passenger were trapped inside and pronounced dead on the scene.
The cause of the crash is unknown at this time. Autopsy results are pending, and the investigation is ongoing.
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