Deputy, 5 inmates hurt when inmate transport van rear-ended in Detroit

One Wayne County deputies and five inmates are being evaluated for injuries Friday morning when a prisoner transport van was rear-ended on I-75 Friday morning.

The crashed happened around 9 a.m. Friday on I-75 at Clay Street. 

According to officials, the van was rear-ended by another vehicle on the highway. Several fire crews and ambulances responded to the scene and deputies and inmates were pulled from the van.

Wayne County officials call the accident minor.

Michigan State Police is investigating the crash.