5/14/13 - A truck fire left I-96 motorists with some significant traffic delays and back-ups during the evening commute Monday. Michigan State Police say a semi-truck caught fire just east of Webberville around 5pm after the vehicle blew a tire and crashed into a stand of trees, which spread and caused a brush fire. The westbound lanes of I-96 were subsequently shut down around 5:30 and traffic was diverted off at the Fowlerville Road exit. Serious back-ups were being reported along both east and west bound I-96 for hours, stretching all the way to M-59. The freeway finally re-opened at around one this morning. The truckâs driver was not injured, although he was taken to Sparrow Hospital in Lansing as a precaution. Photo courtesy of Robert Kolm. (JK)
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