DETROIT — Snow squalls and slippery roads led to a series of accidents that left at least two dead and 20 injured on a mile-long stretch of roadway in Detroit on Thursday.
More than two dozen vehicles including tractor-trailers were involved in the pileups on Interstate 75.
Police said the two people who died had been traveling in the same car. The injured, including children, were taken to local hospitals.
"We're not sure of the cause," Michigan State Police Lt. Michael Shaw told The Associated Press. "Some witnesses said there were white-out conditions."
Shaw said many people had to be pulled out of vehicles and that scores of vehicles not involved in crashes were stuck.
Numerous fire engines and ambulances were on the scene, which included smashed and dented vehicles. Shaw said it would be hours before the freeway reopened.
--The Associated Press
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