Section of EB I-96 reopens in Detroit after critical crash

The eastbound lanes of Interstate 96 at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Detroit have reopened after an hours-long closure related to a critical injury crash, Michigan Department of Transportation officials said late Friday.

The department announced the reopening shortly before 11 p.m. The crash was reported at about 6:25 p.m., prompting response from troopers with the Michigan State Police's Metro South Post, the agency said on Twitter.

"Further investigation revealed that traffic was stopped in the right lane of E/B I-96 due to the bridge to Canada being backed up," state police wrote. "The approximately 40-year-old male driver of a Plymouth Voyager van was unable to stop in a sure clear distance and rear ended a semi truck trailer."

Fire officials cut the driver from the vehicle. He was then transported to a local hospital and is listed in critical condition, MSP said.