Mound Road Reopens In Sterling Heights After Car, Semi Crash

STERLING HEIGHTS (WWJ) - A section of Mound Road closed in Sterling Heights for several hours due to a crash that did some damage.

Police say there were injuries in the accident, late Thursday morning, in the area of northbound Mound and 16 Mile Road. A preliminary investigation shows a car crash into a semi truck. The semi then hit a pole and brought down some power lines.

Police said the injuries were not believed to be serious.

DTE Energy was called to the scene to repair the lines.

As a result of the crash, police shut down northbound Mound Road from 16 Mile to 17 Mile. Also, 17 Mile reopened to through traffic in both directions between Mound and Van Dyke.

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