3 injured from multi-vehicle crash on I-96 in Clinton County

CLINTON COUNTY, Mich. (WILX) - A multi-vehicle crash left three injured and caused westbound I-96 in Watertown Township to close for about three hours Wednesday afternoon.

Michigan State Police said a semi-truck driver was unable to stop in time for a traffic backup from construction on I-96 near Wacousta Road and crashed into a car at about 1:45 p.m. This caused a chain reaction with two other vehicles.

The crash caused the freeway to close for three hours.

A 23-year-old woman was critically injured and two other drivers sustained minor injuries from the crash.