30 vehicles towed after crash on Highway 45 near Mayfair Road

WAUWATOSA (WITI) -- Law enforcement officials responded to numerous crashes throughout the freeway system on Monday night, April 14th into Tuesday morning, April 15th. One of the biggest occurred just after 10:30 p.m. on Highway 45 near Mayfair Road.

 

According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office, 30 vehicles had to be towed from the scene as a result of the crash. Other vehicles involved were able to be driven away from the scene.

Two semis and two school buses were involved in this incident. Officials say one of those school buses was carrying 42 children at the time of the crash.

Authorities say no one sustained serious injures as a result of the crash. One person reportedly complained of neck pain.

Racine and Ozaukee county officials reported some spinouts and vehicles going off the road on Monday night into Tuesday morning — but no major accidents. Washington and Kenosha county officials said they didn’t have any accident reports to speak of, and a sergeant with the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department said they had no reports of icy conditions on the roadways.

In Waukesha County, however, deputies responded to seven accidents involving injury, 15 accidents involving property damage, and 13 calls for vehicles in the ditch.

Waukesha County officials say I-94 and I-43 were impacted the hardest.

Waukesha County Sheriff's officials say the Interstates became solid ice, and multiple accidents caused complete lane blockages through various sections of I-43 and I-94.

No serious injuries were reported.