A 21-year-old man from Plymouth died in a crash that blocked southbound Interstate 275 at 8 Mile Road in Livonia on Thursday morning, March 5.
The man was driving a Camaro when the car lost control on the wet pavement and collided with a semitruck, Local 4 and Fox 2 reported.
Michigan Department of Transportation Metro Detroit posted on X at 4:47 a.m. that all lanes of southbound I-275 at 8 Mile Road were closed due to a crash. In an update at 7:56 a.m., all lanes were still blocked. At 8:29 a.m., MDOT Metro Detroit posted that the ramp from eastbound I-96 to enter southbound I-275 is closed.
The freeway is partially reopened, according to an MDOT post at 8:46 a.m. The left shoulder, left lane and left center lane are blocked, according to the post. Fox 2 reported two lanes reopened as of 8:15 a.m.
Livonia Police were not immediately available to respond to a Free Press request for comment on Thursday morning.
As of 8:30 a.m., Google Maps shows traffic on the highway backed up until 12 Mile Road, with entrance ramps from Michigan 5 and I-696 closed until 7 Mile Road. At 9:45 a.m., traffic appeared clear in the area, according to Google Maps.
Contact Natalie Davies at ndavies@freepress.com.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Plymouth man dies after Camaro collides with semitruck on I-275
Reporting by Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press / Detroit Free Press
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