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Michigan State Police say that about 70 vehicles were involved in the westbound lanes of I-94 and 20 in the eastbound in Friday's massive pileup between mile markers 90 and 92. About 50 of those vehicles are semis, including one that was hauling 40,000 pounds of fireworks that began launching on the scene. Another truck carrying hazardous material caught fire, prompting an evacuation of the area in a three-mile radius from Mile Marker 90 near the border of Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties.
Mark W. Backstrom, 54, was driving a pickup on I-5 on the Lewis River Bridge when he changed lanes to avoid an illegally stopped car, lost control of the vehicle, and struck the rail of the bridge. Next, a semi-truck without a trailer struck Backstrom's vehicle, and three vehicles that were behind it, including an armored truck and two SUV's slowed to avoid the wreck. Finally, a semi-truck carrying two trailers full of chickens driven by Robert L.
The crash on southbound I-280 in San Jose occurred at around 5:15 a.m. Wednesday when BMW spun out and then a truck carrying portable toilets struck it, as did several other vehicles. Luckily, the toilets on the truck were not carrying sewage at the time of the crash but did contain dozens of gallons of blue deodorizer that spilled. All reported injuries appeared to be minor.