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Fire Engulfs Tractor-Trailer After Hitting Light Pole In Taylor

TAYLOR (WWJ) - A fiery accident along eastbound I-94 freeway brings traffic to a halt Friday evening.

WWJ listerner, Richard Harrison of Hazel Park says a tractor trailer went over the embankment on I-94 eastbound near Telegraph and hit a light pole then exploded. He says he and several others stopped and tried to rescue the driver . . .but couldn't reach him.
"Somebody yelled 'there he is hanging out' ... and I saw an arm and it looked like he fell over ... then he disappeared ... and the fire got worse," said Harrison. "We were trying to ... but we didn't have a big enough fire extinguisher to help and the fire just engulfed the whole tracker-trailer."

Harrison says the tractor was hauling apples and he's not sure if there was a passenger inside.

Officials have not yet confirmed any injury or fatality.

Get the latest on TRAFFIC on the 8s on WWJ Newsradio 950.

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