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Two killed, including teen, child injured in crash on Detroit's east side

Posted at 8:07 AM, Jan 11, 2018
and last updated 2018-01-11 17:37:49-05

12:01 p.m.

Detroit police say the two people killed in the crash on Chene near I-94 on Detroit's east side were a 41-year-old mother and her 15-year-old daughter. The woman's 8-year-old son was also injured in the crash. He is in stable condition.

According to police, the woman was driving the car at a high rate of speed when it struck a viaduct and then a pole. The car was split in two after hitting the pole.

The 15-year-old girl was thrown from the car and killed while the mother was found dead inside the car.

When the car split, the back half pinned down the mother and boy inside the car.

8:24 a.m.

Detroit police say two people were killed and a child was injured after a single car crash on the city's east side.

According to police, a vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed on northbound Chene near I-94 when it struck a viaduct and then a pole.

A 41-year-old woman driving the car was killed and so was a woman in the passenger seat. A child, believed to be 7 or 8 years old, was also injured. They were taken to the hospital in temporaryerious condition.

Right now, there are several road closures due to the crash investigation. Those include Chene closed over I-94, Grand Blvd. between Chene and St. Aubin and eastbound I-94 exit to Chene.8:03 a.m.

Detroit police say two people were killed in a crash on Chene St. near I-94 on the city's east side Thursday morning.

Right now, there are several road closures due to the crash investigation. Those include Chene closed over I-94, Grand Blvd. between Chene and St. Aubin and eastbound I-94 exit to Chene.

We're told another person in the crash was taken to the hospital.

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