A crash has closed the eastbound lanes of Washtenaw Avenue near Brockman Boulevard, Ann Arbor police said.

Westbound traffic was slowed to a single lane as rescue crews attempted to free the driver and remove the vehicle that crashed into the new fencing on the east side of the road about 9 a.m.. The fence was added over the summer as the non-motorized path was built along Washtenaw.

 

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Ann Arbor Fire Department photo

The driver lost control of of the vehicle, which slid out of control, struck a fence and retaining wall and tipped into a deep ravine, Ann Arbor Fire Department Training Officer Craig Sidelinger said. The driver was trapped in the vehicle and had to be freed by firefighters.

 

Crews are applying salt to the area because the road surface is slippery, police said.

Further information about the crash, including whether anyone was injured, was not immediately available.

An overnight snowfall created slick road conditions and caused several crashes and spin-outs on Washtenaw County roads this morning, dispatchers said.