
Northbound I-196 in Allegan County was shut down for several hours on Monday as a result of fiery crash involving a semi.
The Allegan County Sheriff’s Department says the crash occurred at I-196 and Old Allegan Road near Saugatuck just after 7 a.m. First responders arrived to find the driver of the semi had already been helped out of the vehicle by a passerby, but the truck was fully engulfed in flames.
The driver of the semi was the only occupant at the time of the crash and was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police say it appears the semi had been northbound on I-196 when it lost control and crashed off the overpass, landing on the road below.
I-196 was still closed as of 5 p.m. while the debris was cleared and MDOT inspected the bridge.