Victims in fiery crash on I-96 in Novi identified; new information released

Summary

• Two women were killed in I-96 in Novi on Tuesday morning.

• The accident occurred after a tire problem of a car and was stopped in the left lane while flying from behind by the second vehicle.

• Interstate was closed for several hours for research and cleaning and caused significant delays.

Novi, Mich. (FOX 2) – Authorities, two people who died A hot accident in I-96 early on Tuesday morning.

The accident took place at I-96 near Beck Road immediately after 2 o’clock on Tuesday, and as the authorities investigated, it caused the highway to close for an hour.

According to Novi officials, when there was a rubber problem on the driver’s side of ACura, the first vehicle, both cars went to the east in I-96. When a Kia lowered the car back, the driver was stopped on the left lane and fired a fire that killed both drivers.

Authorities described the Acura driver as 30 -year -old Neena Wang of California. The 57 -year -old Sylvette of the KIA driver Westland was described as Campbell. There was no other passenger in the cars, and no one was injured.

Novi police and Michigan State police investigated the accident.

Interstate was closed for several hours until 9 am on Tuesday, about six hours after the accident.

Novi police said that the long cleaning on the highway is caused by debris and fuel cleaning.

Source

Information for this report is from MDOT, Novi police and FOX 2 photographers at the scene.