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Freak Accident Critically Injures Person Standing On Detroit Sidewalk

DETROIT - Police are trying to piece together a freak accident where a tire flew off a vehicle involved in a crash and hit and critically injured a pedestrian in Detroit.

The two-vehicle crash happened in the area of Seven Mile and Fairport Road. A tire from one of the vehicles flew about 25 feet and hit a pedestrian on the sidewalk in front of a business.

The victim was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.

The window of the business the pedestrian was standing in front of was also damaged.

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