CANTON TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN — A semi-truck and a Jeep collided at Ford and Haggerty Roads Wednesday afternoon, triggering massive flames that injured nine people and shut down the intersection for hours. As of Wednesday evening, the scene remained active and cleanup was still ongoing.
Canton police confirmed nine injuries — five vehicle occupants and four officers who rushed in to help people trapped in burning wreckage. Thick plumes of smoke and flames filled the air. Video from the scene showed the full intensity of the fire.
What Witnesses Saw and Felt
Eyewitness Cameron Martin felt the explosion from nearby and spoke to local media about what he saw. “The floor started shaking, and we heard a really loud boom,” Martin said. “We all went outside and there were people lying in the street, the truck flames 30 feet high, and everyone was freaking out because it’s right in the middle of two gas stations. There were police officers saying, ‘Hey, you need to stop pumping gas right now, you need to evacuate.’ Everybody’s freaking out. There were six ambulances, five fire trucks, everyone’s just losing their minds. It’s a lot of chaos.”
Danica Dark, a bartender at the Bowery Grill and Pub directly across the street, also spoke to local media. Dark said the intersection has always been dangerous. Nothing prepared her for what she witnessed Wednesday. “It was huge, it was horrible, and then a second boom came and shook the building again, that’s when the big flames came,” Dark said. “Some of us cried. I mean, it was horrific to see that. Then there was a gentleman laying on the cement that they had brought out, and then a second gentleman also out there. We thought maybe someone passed away. So I called the owner and told him we should close early because something really bad happened.”
The Bowery Grill and Pub normally stays open until 10 p.m. After the crash, the owner closed early at 3 p.m. All intersections at Ford and Haggerty remain closed as cleanup continues.
Interviews courtesy of FOX 2 Detroit.
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