9 injured after wrong-way crash sparks semi fire, hazmat spill, melted traffic light in Canton Township

CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Nine people were injured after a wrong-way crash sparked a semi-truck fire, hazmat spill, and melted a traffic light in Canton Township.

Interim Police Chief Joseph Bialy of Canton Township described a violent crash involving a semi-truck and a passenger vehicle on Ford Road near I-275 that left five people injured and four officers hurt as they rescued victims from burning wreckage.

The incident shut down Ford Road near I-275 in Wayne County on Wednesday (March 18) afternoon, around 1 p.m…

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