Crash Kills 1, Injures 8 on I-75 In Troy

TROY, MI — A 22-year-old man was killed early Sunday morning in Troy when the vehicle he was riding in struck a party bus on northbound I-75 south of Adams Road. While the crash remains under investigation, Troy Police believe that alcohol and/or drugs may have been a factor.

The accident happened at approximately 3 a.m. Sunday morning. Eight occupants of the party bus suffered minor injuries and were treated at St. Joseph Hospital in Pontiac.

The bus was stopped on the shoulder due to a mechanical issue when it was struck by a 2003 yellow Pontiac Sunfire traveling on the shoulder, Troy Police said in a news release. The passenger in the Pontiac Sunfire was killed as a result of the crash. He was pronounced dead on scene, removed from the vehicle by the Troy Fire Department and turned over to the Oakland County Medical Examiner’s Office.

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The driver, also a 22 year old male and the only other occupant of the car, sustained serious injuries and was transported to Royal Oak Beaumont. The Troy Police Department and other members of the South Oakland County Crash Investigation Team (SOCCIT), a multi-jurisdictional unit, investigated at the scene. Two lanes of I-75 were closed for approximately 3.5 hours early Sunday morning due to the investigation.

Witnesses are asked to contact the Troy Police Department at 248-524-3477.

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