6/25/14 - A man was hospitalized following a crash on northbound US-23 near Hyne Road Tuesday afternoon that snarled traffic in multiple directions and resulted in significant back-ups for hours. The accident occurred at around 1:40pm and involved a large truck out of the Fenton area that was carrying metal concrete forms. Brighton Area Fire Authority Deputy Chief Mike Evans says the driver lost control somehow, struck the cable barricade in the median, which caused the truck to roll over and catch fire. Evans says upon their arrival, they learned that the driver had been rescued by passerbys and that the fire in the engine compartment was extinguished by another good Samaritan. Evans told WHMI the driver was extremely lucky to walk away from the crash and sustained serious injuries but was stable when transported by Livingston County EMS to Genesys Regional Medical Center in Flint. There were significant traffic back-ups reported in both directions of US-23 throughout the afternoon and evening commute. The freeway was down to one lane in each direction as large wreckers had to be brought in to get the truck upright and out of the median. The lengthy closure affected merging traffic from I-96 and M-59 but also led to residual back-ups for motorists detouring onto Grand River and Old US-23. Both directions of US-23 finally re-opened right before 6pm. (JM)
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