A semi truck that crashed on Interstate 94 near Jackson Road in the Ann Arbor area early Thursday was carrying “a variety of hazardous materials,” local firefighters said, including a nitric acid mix.
Traffic was snarled for hours in both directions of the interstate after the 12:10 a.m. crash, with the Michigan Department of Transportation posting that the eastbound lanes were back open about 7 a.m. The westbound lanes remained closed at 7:40 a.m.
The tractor-trailer, which was traveling westbound, was carrying a variety of hazardous materials, the Ann Arbor Fire Department said.
“During the crash, the tractor breached the median wall, sending significant concrete debris into the eastbound lanes of I-94 resulting in several secondary crashes,” firefighters said…