Driver crashes SUV into Michigan Walmart, leaving multiple people injured

Amelia Benavides-Colón, USA TODAY NETWORK
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Police investigate the scene where a driver crashed an SUV into Walmart on Ford Road in Canton on Friday, March 1, 2024.
Police investigate the scene where a driver crashed an SUV into Walmart on Ford Road in Canton on Friday, March 1, 2024.

Multiple people have been reported injured after a black SUV drove into a Walmart in Michigan on Friday, according to police.

Police and fire personnel in Canton, about 30 miles west of Detroit, were dispatched to the store at 39500 Ford Road at 1:30 p.m. after reports of a vehicle crashing into the building.

Canton Police told USA TODAY multiple people were injured but declined to say how many or how severely. Police Chief Chad Baugh told WXYZ-TV at least five people were hurt in the crash, including a 2- or 3-year-old child.

A video posted on social media captured the aftermath inside the store, with strewn items and shelves scattered as shoppers chaotically assess the scene.

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Baugh said the driver was a lone female, and the reason behind the accident is still unknown. Baugh told WXYZ that early indications are "it's not nefarious, it could be medical, we're not sure."

Police investigate the scene where a driver crashed an SUV into Walmart on Ford Road in Canton on Friday, March 1, 2024.
Police investigate the scene where a driver crashed an SUV into Walmart on Ford Road in Canton on Friday, March 1, 2024.

This is a developing story.

Contributing: Donovan Slack of USA TODAY

This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: SUV crashes into Walmart in Canton Michigan leaving multiple injured