Editor's note: An advisory from the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office said the freeway had been reopened as of 1:47 p.m.
A multi-vehicle crash shut down the northbound lanes of U.S. 23 just north of Michigan Avenue in Pittsfield Township Saturday afternoon, a dispatcher with the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office said.
The crash, which occurred shortly after noon, involved about eight vehicles, including one semi, said Pittsfield Township Fire Chief Sean Gleason.
One person suffered a minor injury, he said. Huron Valley Ambulance spokeswoman Joyce Williams said paramedics didn't transport anyone to the hospital.
The freeway was shut down to allow police and firefighters to clear roadway of the vehicles. A Sheriff's Office Nixle communications alert advising people to avoid the area said the closure would be for an undetermined amount of time.
A Google traffic map showed a significant backup in the area, which is just south of Ann Arbor. The westbound lanes of Interstate 94 in Ann Arbor from U.S. 23 to M-14 are also closed this weekend because of roadwork, further impacting traffic near the crash site. Traffic was a mess in the area, Gleason said.
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