DETROIT (WWJ) -- A 54-year-old Redford Township man has died following a car crash that caused the vehicle to catch fire.
Sunday evening, around 6:30 p.m., Michigan State Police were dispatched to a car crash and vehicle fire on westbound I-96 at Livernois in Detroit.
Troopers from Metro South closed I-96 in both directions, while Detroit Fire worked to douse the flames. Upon examining the two occupants, first responders reported that neither passenger looked to be burned.
Both were taken to Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, where they were determined to be in critical condition.
In a Monday morning update, MSP said that the 54-year-old man had died overnight.
The second person, a 67-year-old woman, also from Redford Twp, remains in critical condition.
Police are still investigating the cause of the crash.
