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The Novi Police Department is investigating a crash that killed two women early Tuesday morning, Sept. 23.

The Novi Police and Fire departments were dispatched to the scene of a two-vehicle crash on eastbound Interstate 96 near the Beck Road exit at approximately 2:08 a.m. Upon arrival, they found an Acura sedan and a Kia Soul engulfed in flames in the left lane.

“Preliminary investigation indicates the Acura was stopped in the left lane of eastbound I-96 due to a malfunction with the front driver-side tire,” Cmdr. Kristie Gruenwald, of the Novi Police Department, said in an email. “The Kia, also traveling eastbound, rear-ended the disabled Acura, resulting in a fire and fatal injuries to both drivers.”

The Acura was driven by Neena Wang, 30, of California, and the K

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