DETROIT — Southbound Interstate 75 is closed in Lincoln Park and traffic is backed up beyond West Outer due to a suicide in the highway.

State Police Lt. Mike Shaw said someone jumped in front of a vehicle driving on the highway in the area of Southfield Road.

The incident occurred about 5:45 p.m., according to the Michigan Department of Transportation traffic website.

Traffic is being diverted off the highway and past the scene of the investigation.