Crash, fuel spill causes SB Lodge Freeway closure at Wyoming Avenue No injuries reported
The southbound lanes on the Lodge Freeway were closed at Wyoming Avenue early Thursday morning due to a crash and a fuel spill.
The crash was reported by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) at around 5:13 a.m. on Sept. 11 on the Lodge at Wyoming Avenue.
According to Michigan State Police, a semi-truck crashed and spilled about 700 pounds of diesel fuel all over the freeway.
As a result of the spill, three crashes happened and the freeway closed. No injuries were reported, police said.
The 45-year-old driver of the semi-truck did not have a CDL, according to state police.
Police shut down the freeway to clean the spill.
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