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Eastbound I-196 near Market Ave. (August 17, 2012)
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MDOT camera image of backups on eastbound I-196, due to accident near Marker Ave.
UPDATE AT 7:05 P.M. (WZZM) — Michigan State Police have reopened eastbound I-196 near Market Avenue following a deadly crash.
The eastbound lanes of the freeway were closed for almost three hours while troopers investigated the accident.
GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM) – A serious accident has shut down eastbound I-196 near Market Avenue. It happened around 4 p.m. Monday.
Michigan State Police tell WZZM 13 a red car was headed westbound when the driver crossed over the median and into the eastbound lanes of the freeway.
The red car struck a burgundy van head-on. The driver of the red car was killed and the driver of the van is injured but expected to recover.
Eastbound traffic on I-196 is backed up beyond Chicago Drive, drivers are asked to avoid the area.
Article source: http://www.wzzm13.com/news/article/223054/48/Eastbound-I-196-closed-for-deadly-crash
