Vehicle Crashes Into Crane In Construction Zone, Driver Killed
HARRISON TOWNSHIP (WWJ) - Authorities say a driver was killed when their vehicle went through a construction barricade and collided with a crane on a freeway exit ramp.
The accident happened around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday on the westbound I-94 ramp to Shook Road in Harrison Township.
A single vehicle crashed head-on into a crane that was in a construction area. Other circumstances leading up to the crash weren't immediately clear.
Shook Rd at I-94, Macomb Cnty: 1 vehicle runs thru barricade, slams into bridge repair crane, at least 1 person killed, exit closed. @WWJ950 pic.twitter.com/2ewemNqxMW
— Mike Campbell (@reportermikec) October 11, 2016
29 yo male fr Hamtramck died in Macomb County as vehicle barrels thru a barricade into a crane on Shook Rd at I-94 in Harrison Twp. @WWJ950 pic.twitter.com/ZVeWgV1IYq
— Mike Campbell (@reportermikec) October 11, 2016
A 29-year-old man was killed in the crash. The vehicle is registered out of Hamtramck, but no further information on the victim was released.
It's unknown whether or not alcohol played a role in the crash.
The ramp remains closed as police continue to investigate the scene.
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