Michigan Freeway Pileups Involving 173 Cars Kill 3, Dozens Injured Deadly Michigan freeway pileups, one involving 123 vehicles, another involving 50 left three people dead and dozens injured. accident, explosion. trucks Fireworks explosions, fuel spills, and burning wreckage were results of the fatal pileups. Powdery snow turned ice-covered roads into perilous channels of smashed cars and twisted tractor-trailers as drivers struggled to see through the whiteout across southern Michigan Friday. The heavy winter squalls grounded a rescue helicopter, and even firefighters struggled to get to the victims. “It was slipping and sliding everywhere — walking or driving,” said Capt. Greg Payeur with Pittsfield Township Fire, adding that damage ranged from minor to catastrophic as they crept along ice-slicked U.S.-23 toward two jackknifed tractor-trailers, Detroit Free Press reported. The fire department was called to the scene shortly after 1 p.m. to assist with several other agencies dealing with a 50-vehicle pileup south of Ann Arbor near Milan. One person was killed in that wreck and at least two were injured, according to Huron Valley Ambulance. 170 Vehicle Pile-Up Triggers Fireworks and Evacuation A spectacular highway pile-up and fire in Michigan involved 170 cars, sparked a massive fireworks explosion and prompted an evacuation because one of the vehicles was carrying hazardous materials, police said. Police asked people to evacuate within three miles of the huge chain-reaction crash because of the hazardous materials in one of the trucks. The crash took place amid snowy road conditions on I-94 near the small town of Galesburg between Kalamazoo and Battle Creek, Trooper Rick Carlson told ABC News. There was at least one fatality. Firefighters struggled with a blaze that involved at least two cars and four large trucks. One of those trucks contained 40,000 pounds of fireworks and much of it detonated in a colorful explosion. video, footage, 2015, january Massive, fiery pileup closes Michigan highway in storm Vehicle Freeway Pileup on Michigan Highway I-94 in Storm | Massive Cars Crash Triggers Fireworks Dramatic Video Captures Crashes from 193-Vehicle Pileup on Michigan Highway Nearly 200 vehicles were involved in a massive pileup along a snowy I-94 in Michigan Friday morning, killing a trucker and injuring two dozen people. "The last update we have had was that 23 people sustained injuries that required hospitalization," said Michigan's State Police, adding that from the 193 vehicles that crashed, 76 were semis. The Battle Creek Enquirer reported that two firefighters were hurt when a load of fireworks exploded on one of the wrecked trucks, which caught fire. The explosions were captured on camera. Another truck was carrying hazardous materials. MLive said that "all eastbound and westbound lanes on I-94 in West Michigan near Galesburg remain closed Saturday morning as hazmat crews work to clean spilled formic acid from the freeway". 3 dead after icy crashes across Michigan Two deadly pileups: one with 123 vehicles, another with about 50. Fireworks explosions. Fuel spills. Burning wreckage. One dead, 22 injured in 193-vehicle pileup on I-94 | Jan 9, 2015 One person was killed and 22 injured in two accidents on I-94 in Kalamazoo County Friday. State Police said late Friday that 193 vehicles were involved in the wreck: In the eastbound lanes, 26 semi trucks and 34 cars crashed; westbound, 50 semis and 83 semis crashed. The crashes closed both eastbound and westbound lanes between Galesburg Exit 88 and Columbia Avenue Exit 92 in Battle Creek for hours beginning just before 10 a.m. Michigan State Police said they didn't expect the highway to open before midnight Friday. The lone fatality in the crash was identified by State Police as a truck driver, Jean Larocque, 57, of St.-Chrysostome, Quebec, south of Montreal. Two firefighters were hurt when a load of fireworks exploded on one of the wrecked trucks, which caught fire. A wrecker driver also was injured at the scene, according to Lt. Rick Pazder of the Michigan State Police. All three were taken to a hospital for evaluation. About a dozen vehicles that had crashed in the eastbound lanes, including the truck with fireworks and another with a load of formic acid, burned for hours. Police established a one-mile evacuation area because of the acid but Pazder said that material was contained and the order was lifted. Police officers, firefighters and paramedics from agencies in both Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties were at the scene, including Battle Creek police and fire crews, city officials said. State police said at least five police departments, 11 fire departments and nine ambulance and medical responders assisted at the scene. 193 araç kar yüzünden birbirine giriyor. Zincirleme kaza Amerika......

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