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1 dead, 6 hurt after car crashes into building in Detroit

Posted at 6:16 AM, May 29, 2023
and last updated 2023-05-29 07:40:05-04

DETROIT, MICH (WXYZ) — Detroit police are on the scene of a vehicle crash into a building on Detroit's west side.

According to police, one person is dead and six others were hurt in the crash.

The crash happened around 1:30 a.m., police say, and all seven people were in the vehicle.

That vehicle was heading down Grand River when it collided with another before smashing into the building, which then started a fire.

People at a nearby gas station were able to pull some of the victims from the vehicle before the fire started.

Crews started demolishing the building and it's a pile of rubble as of 6 a.m.