Several injured in M-28 pileup near the Soo

Public Radio 90, WNMU | By Nicole Walton

Published March 29, 2023 at 7:23 PM EDT

DAFTER TOWNSHIP, MI— M-28 between I-75 and M-221 in Chippewa County was closed for about 2.5 hours Wednesday, due to a multiple-vehicle crash.

In a Facebook post, the Dafter Township Fire Department said at least nine vehicles were involved in the accident that happened around 1 p.m. near Soo Line Road. Officials say six people were taken to the hospital.

Whiteout conditions appear to have been at play in a photo posted by Chippewa County Central Dispatch. The official cause of the crash has not yet been determined.

The Michigan Department of Transportation says the road was reopened around 3:30 p.m.

Assisting at the scene were Kinross EMS, Bay Mills EMS, and the Sault Ste. Marie Fire Department.

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Nicole Walton

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.

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