6/25/14 - Significant travel delays and back-ups followed a Tuesday afternoon crash on US-23 in the Brighton area. The accident occurred at around 1:40pm and involved a large truck out of the Fenton area that was carrying metal concrete forms. Brighton Deputy Fire Chief Mike Evans tells WHMI the driver lost control somehow, struck the cable barricades in the median, causing the truck to roll over and catch fire. Evans says upon their arrival, they learned that the driver had been rescued by passerbyâs and that the fire in the engine compartment was extinguished by another good Samaritan. Evans says the driver was extremely lucky to walk away from this and he sustained serious injuries but was stable when transported by Livingston County EMS to Genesys Regional Medical Center. US-23 was down to one lane in each direction before everything finally re-opened just before 6pm. (JM)
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