Multiple crashes bring I-94 to standstill

(NEWSCHANNEL 3) - State police and deputies in Kalamazoo and Van Buren Counties were dealing with multiple crashes that brought traffic to a standstill on I-94 Tuesday morning.

All lanes of traffic are now open according to the Michigan Department of Transportation.

There were two multi-vehicle accidents near the US-131/I-94 interchange in the eastbound lanes. Both directions were backed up; eastbound from the accidents and westbound because of gawkers.

Two jack-knifed semi-trailers near 35^th Street brought traffic to a halt near Galesburg. The rigs were blocking eastbound traffic.

Westbound I-94 was closed at Mile Marker 87 in Galesburg for a jack-knifed semi. Traffic was being detoured off westbound I-94 at the Galesburg/35th Street exit, Exit 85.

An accident near Mattawan has injured at least one person. Dispatchers say that a semi plowed into several vehicles near Exit 66 in the eastbound lanes.

There were multiple crashes on eastbound I-94 just east of Paw Paw. Several of the crashes involved injuries. Authorities closed down a section of the freeway so that emergency responders could respond to the accidents.

Both lanes of eastbound I-94 at Sprinkle Road in Kalamazoo County were closed due to a jack-knifed semi. This crash was between mile markers 80 and 85.

Eastbound I-94 was closed in Van Buren County at the M-51 exit, Exit 56, for four jack-knifed semis with a car stuck underneath one of them.

The Kalamazoo County dispatch says that there were at least 40 accidents since 7:00 Tuesday morning. Most of them were on I-94. Only minor injuries have been reported so far.

Dispatchers say that there seem to be fewer accident calls coming in now (at noon), but they are still getting some for slide-offs.

Please be careful on the roads.