SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Five people died Sunday in a fiery accident when a car driving on the wrong side of a suburban Detroit freeway collided with another vehicle, the Detroit Free Press reported. Michigan State Police said the two cars caught fire after one driving illegally against traffic slammed into the other in Southfield, about 15 miles northwest of Detroit. The accident between a car driven by a 23-year-old and an SUV carrying four individuals occurred around 4:15am local time Sunday on the M-10, a road commonly known as The Lodge Freeway. Police said they had not yet determined which of the cars was headed in the wrong direction. "Given the time of day, alcohol is a possibility, speed is a possibility," Michigan State Police Sgt. Nathaniel McQueen told the Free Press.
REUTERS Report: A driver going the wrong way on a suburban Detroit freeway early Sunday slammed into another vehicle, and both burst into flames killing all five people involved, Michigan state police said.The crash on the M-10, also known as The Lodge Freeway, left the northbound lanes shut down for about six hours while police investigated, Michigan State Police Sergeant Nathaniel McQueen said.One man driving alone in a passenger car was killed as were four people in an SUV, McQueen said.Authorities had not yet determined which vehicle was traveling the wrong way on the freeway in Southfield, Michigan, McQueen said."We don't know at this time if speed or alcohol played a factor," McQueen said, adding that the crash happened at about 4 a.m.Authorities were waiting for toxicology tests to be completed.The five people killed were taken to the Oakland County Medical Examiner's Office. Autopsies were scheduled for Monday
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