Crime & Safety

Pittsfield Firefighters Respond to Crash on US-23

The accident, involving a passenger vehicle and semi-truck trailer, resulted in one serious injury, according to firefighters.

One person was seriously injured in a crash involving a semi-truck trailer and passenger vehicle on US-23 Monday.

The crash occurred about 1 p.m. The vehicles left the freeway and came to rest in a wooded area behind Home Depot on Carpenter Road.

The driver of the passenger vehicle was extricated by and transported to the hospital with serious injuries, according to a press release issued by the fire department. There was extensive damage to both vehicles, according to the fire department.

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AnnArbor.com is reporting that the injured person is a woman who was conscious at the scene.

The crash shut down northbound traffic on US-23 near I-94.

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Michigan State Police are investigating the crash.

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