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Dozens of cars and trucks were involved in a pile up on I-75 in Michigan on Thursday.
By Kari Huus, Staff Writer, NBC News
A massive chain-reaction crash on an interstate highway in Detroit Thursday killed three people, including two children, and left at least?40 injured, local authorities said.
The mile-long accident, which involved cars as well as semi trucks,?was caused by white-out conditions, NBC-affiliate WDIV4 in Detroit?reported, citing Michigan State Police Lt. Michael Shaw.
Up to 200 cars where either involved or stuck at the scene, the report said.
Motorists interviewed by the Detroit Free Press described the sudden snow squall that whipped through the area, blinding them. Drivers slammed on their brakes and then slid on the icy road, they said.
"It got real bad, real quick," Greg Galuszka from Brownstown Township told the paper. "It turned to ice real quick."
The accident started on the bridge portion of I-75 where it crosses the Rouge River in southwest Detroit, on the southbound lanes,?according to the Michigan Department of Transportation.
NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports on a deadly pileup along Detroit's I-75 involving cars and tractor-trailers.
At least a dozen people were transported to area hospitals to be treated for injuries, including broken bones, head trauma and lacerations, the Free Press reported, citing Detroit EMS Chief Jerald James. He said another 30 or more people were treated for injuries at the scene.
Many people in the cars had left their vehicles and moved to a safe distance from the crash, according to WDIV. The Red Cross was on the scene handing out blankets, food and beverages as authorities worked to clear the debris and get the busy thoroughfare reopened.
The state's transportation department is providing frequent updates on the situation through its Twitter account. While northbound lanes of I-75 reopened around noon, the department said, cleanup on southbound could keep those lanes closed for most of the day.?Wreckers, hazmat trucks and salt trucks are on the scene, they tweeted.
Michigan didn't get its first major snowfall until after Christmas ? later than usual. Like most of the Midwest it was expected to get less snow than normal as major storm systems veered north and south of the state.
But Detroit is apparently now experiencing snow caused by the "lake effect," when a cold wave crosses over the warmer-than-normal water of the Great Lakes.
WXYZ-TV in Detroit reported a winter weather advisory in effect until 7 p.m. Thursday.
"Watch for bursts of heavy snow and icy roads... Snow accumulations of 2-4 inches will be possible with these intense snow bands," according to the forecast.
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