Crime & Safety
4 Dead, 1 Hurt In Wrong-Way Crash On I-75 In Oakland County: Police
Police said the crash happened early Sunday morning on Interstate 75 near 11 Mile Road in Royal Oak.
ROYAL OAK, MI — Four people were killed and one was injured in an overnight wrong-way crash on Interstate 75 in Oakland County, according to Michigan State Police.
Police said a black Volkswagen was moving north in the southbound lanes on the freeway near 11 Mile Road in Royal Oak at 2:50 a.m. when it crashed into a Dodge Caravan.
The driver of the Volkswagen and three people inside the Caravan were killed in the crash, according to police.
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A fourth person who was inside the Caravan was taken to a nearby hospital and listed in critical condition, according to police.
The crash closed that portion of Interstate 75 for six hours early Sunday morning.
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Police did not immediately identify the victims killed in the crash.
No further information was released.
Police were still investigating the crash.
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