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WIXOM — According to police, a motorist having a medical issue was the cause of a seven-vehicle crash at the intersection of Grand River Avenue and Wixom Road on the border of Novi and Wixom May 21.
At 5:07 p.m. on Sunday evening, a woman heading westbound on Grand River in a white pickup truck suffered a medical emergency and veered off the road, striking a utility box and six vehicles that were stopped for a red light on the southbound side of Wixom Road. Three vehicles that were hit were severely damaged and a fourth was disabled.
“Actually, the reality is that the whole thing, even though it was a mess, nobody was hurt real bad,” Wixom Police Chief Phil Langmeyer said.
Aside from the woman who suffered a medical emergency, no major injuries were reported, and only one other person was taken to the hospital to be checked out, Langmeyer said. Both the driver of the truck and the other person taken for a checkup were transported to Ascension Providence Hospital in Novi for treatment.
The impact to the utility box took out the traffic light at the intersection. As of Monday evening, the Road Commission for Oakland County was still working to repair the damage to the traffic light.
Agencies assisting at the scene included the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, the Milford Police Department, Huron Valley Ambulance and the Wixom Fire Department.
