Two injured in Lansing construction site accident

A crash involving a single vehicle at a road work site in Lansing led to two individuals being taken to the hospital on Wednesday night, according to police reports provided to 6 News. The incident occurred just after 8 p.m. near the Quality Dairy by the junction of Cedar Street and E Saginaw Street. Lansing Police Department shared that they were alerted to the single-vehicle crash around 8:19 p.m., where the vehicle had overturned at a fenced-off construction area. The car had two occupants, a man and a woman, with the woman managing to exit the vehicle independently, while the man required assistance from police and firefighters who arrived at the scene. Both individuals were transported to the hospital with injuries described by police as not life-threatening. Witnesses described a heavily damaged white SUV inside a pit that had been dug for construction work, with emergency responders and a tow truck present at the location. The crash was reported to be unrelated to other incidents, with authorities not suspecting alcohol, drugs, or speed to be factors. Traffic disruptions were in place, and Lansing Board of Water and Light personnel were called to the site; details of their involvement and any infrastructure damage are being verified. Stay tuned for further updates.