Overview
- MDOT reported the crash at about 3:56 a.m. between Seven Mile Road (Exit 169) and Eight Mile Road (Exit 167) in the Livonia area.
- All southbound lanes remained closed as of 6:02 a.m., according to MDOT traffic updates.
- Drivers were advised to follow a detour that re-enters southbound I-275 at Seven Mile Road.
- By 5:45 a.m., more than a dozen police and emergency vehicles were at the scene or blocking traffic ahead.
- Traffic backups reached the I-696 junction near Novi, and officials had not released a cause or a reopening time, with light fog and drizzle reported.