STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. – Westbound lanes of I-696 were closed Tuesday morning in Macomb County after a flatbed semi-truck jackknifed, causing the trailer to tip over and spill material onto the freeway.
Michigan State Police said that truck was traveling westbound on I-696 near Mound Road when the driver attempted to make a late exit off the freeway, causing the semi to jack knife.
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The flatbed trailer tipped over, dumping a load of steel coils onto the freeway, which weighed about 107,000 pounds, according to MSP.
A secondary crash was also reported in the traffic backup when a garbage truck overturned and spilled several gallons of oil. The driver of the truck suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Crews had been working to clean up the freeway for several hours. The freeway reopened around 11 a.m.
Police asked drivers to avoid I-696 from I-94 to I-75 as clean up continues.
