Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on Meddler Avenue in Spencer Township, Michigan.
What Happened: A tractor-trailer allegedly struck a turning pickup truck.
Participants:
- Driver of pickup truck
- Driver of garbage truck
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Driver of pickup truck, 26, injured
Details:
On or about Monday, July 26th, 2021, around 1:08 in the afternoon, an accident between a garbage truck and a pickup truck sent a 26-year-old woman to the hospital. Police said the accident was reported along Meddler Avenue in Spencer Township, Michigan.
Officials from the area said one as-of-yet unidentified 26-year-old woman was injured when the pickup truck she was driving was hit by a garbage truck while she was making a turn. Paramedics transported the woman to a nearby hospital with unspecified injuries stemming from the accident. No other injuries were mentioned by police in the initial statement on the incident.
According to Google Maps, Meddler Avenue runs north and south through Spencer Township, which is about 165 miles northeast of downtown Detroit.
Multiple agencies assisted at the scene of the collision.