EMMETT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A driver had to be freed from a car after colliding with a semi-truck on I-94 near Battle Creek Thursday morning.

It happened around 9:50 a.m. in the eastbound lanes at M-66. Michigan State Police said another car moved from the left lane to the right and sideswiped a semi-truck as it merged onto I-94.

That caused a chain-reaction crash in which another semi rear-ended another car.

The scene of a crash on I-94 at M-66 in Emmett Township on Sept. 14, 2023. (Courtesy Michigan State Police)
The scene of a crash on I-94 at M-66 in Emmett Township on Sept. 14, 2023. (Courtesy Michigan State Police)

The driver of that second car had to be freed by emergency crews. The driver’s injuries were not considered life-threatening.

The highway was closed for several hours while crews investigated and cleaned up.

MSP said neither drugs nor alcohol were believed to have been involved in the crash.