UPDATE ON MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS ON US131 IN ALLEGAN COUNTY
Accident #1: NB US131 near the 60 mile marker a pedestrian who appeared to have been working on a broken down vehicle stepped into the lane of traffic and was struck by a semi traveling NB on US131. The pedestrian suffered life threatening injuries and was pronounced deceased on scene. The Allegan County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Wayland EMS, Wayland Fire, Yankee Springs Fire, Life EMS, Gun Lake Tribal Police and MSP. The incident is still under investigation by the ACSO reconstruction team. Names are not being released until next of kin is notified. The driver of the Semi was not injured.
Accident #2: NB US131 at the 54 mile marker a report of a four car crash occurred from the residual traffic back up from accident #1. Three vehicles were stopped when a driver of a midsize pickup truck failed to stop for the backed up traffic causing this crash. An occupant of one of the vehicles struck was severely injured and died on scene. No other injuries for any of the other occupants of the other vehicles. The Allegan County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Life EMS, Martin Fire, Gun Plain Fire and Plainwell DPS. This incident is still being investigated by the ACSO reconstruction team. Names of the deceased will not be released until next of kin is notified.
Accident #3
Troopers from the Michigan State Police Wayland Post are investigating a multi-vehicle traffic crash that took place Dec. 10th at approximately 12:50 p.m. on US 131 Hwy, north of 116th Ave in Martin Township, Allegan County. The crash involved two semi-tractor trailers and one pick-up truck. Preliminary investigations revealed the driver of the first semi-tractor trailer was slowing for a traffic back up due to a separate fatal crash investigated by Allegan County Sheriff Department. The driver of the pick-up was behind the first semi-tractor trailer and was also began to slow due to traffic back up. The driver of the second semi-tractor trailer was behind the pick-up but did not notice the pick-up slowing or that traffic was backed up. As a result, the second semi-tractor trailer rear-ended the pick-up and subsequently pushed it into the first semi-tractor trailer. The pick-up and the second semi-tractor trailer went off the roadway and collided into a ditch. All three drivers were treated by EMS on scene with one driver being transported to Metro Health Hospital for further treatment. Identities and location of residence of the drivers are unavailable at this time. However, this information will be shared once it is made available. Troopers were assisted at the scene by the Martin Township Fire Department, Wayland EMS and the Michigan Department of Transportation.
