A woman has died after a motor vehicle incident on Interstate 43 northbound near Fond Du Lac Avenue in Milwaukee, as confirmed by the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office. The office responded to the scene early Sunday morning around 4:30 a.m., as per reports from TMJ4.
Subsequent to the occurrence, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation issued a notice at 4:38 a.m. detailing the closure of all lanes on I-43 northbound at Fond Du Lac Avenue due to the crash. This information was relayed by authorities, as stated in an article by WISN.
Traffic flow was interrupted as the I-43 northbound lanes were shut down from Highland to North avenues near Brown Street in the aftermath of the incident. However, conditions on the interstate resumed normalcy when lanes reopened around 8 a.m., according to details shared on WISN.
While investigations into the fatal accident continue, the Medical Examiner's Office has not released the identity of the victim, nor have details about the cause of the incident been disclosed. The Medical Examiner's further involvement and response to the fatal crash were noted by CBS58. As for the current state of the interstate, it has been reopened for travelers, with traffic movement back to its regular pace.
