GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The southbound lanes of the S-curves in Grand Rapids were backed up for most of the day Tuesday after a semi-truck flipped on the freeway around 11 a.m.

The semi, which was carrying 140,000 pounds of pea gravel and sand, was traveling southbound in the center lane of US-131, according to Michigan State Police (MSP).

MSP said the truck's front end began to pitch left, and though the driver attempted to recover, the truck drifted into the westbound I-196 to southbound US-131 ramp. They said the semi then struck the concrete wall and became partially wedged under the ramp.

No other vehicles were involved in the semi's initial crash, though the Michigan Department of Transportation reported several other crashes in the area throughout the day as the freeway remained ba

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