Six people injured after car crashes inside Detroit airport

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• The cause of the crash was not yet known, and airport police were investigating. The WCAA fire department treated six people at the site. Video posted on social media showed a blue four-door sedan stopped, with its hood and truck popped open, in front of Delta Air Lines counters in what appeared to be a departure lobby. Delta Air Lines provided CBS News with a statement saying there were no injuries nor operational impact reported.
• The airline also said three employees were checked by emergency personnel after encountering debris. Glass and other debris lay strewn on the ground at the entrance, and yellow police tape cordoned off the scene. The driver’s name was not immediately released. A traveler named Ali Khalifa told Detroit news outlet WXYZ that everything with the car crash “happened in seconds”.“The response was so quick – thank God,” Khalifa said. Explore more on these topicsDetroitAir transportMichigannewsShareReuse this content.