Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on Interstate 96 in Ottawa County, Michigan.
What Happened: A tractor-trailer allegedly crashed into stopped traffic when the driver was distracted.
Participants:
- Driver of pickup truck towing camper
- Driver of tractor-trailer
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Driver of pickup truck towing camper, injured
Details:
On or about Thursday, June 16th, 2022, around 11:20 in the morning, an accident between a tractor-trailer and a pickup truck towing a camper sent left one person injured. Authorities from the MPS said the accident was reported along Interstate 96 in Ottawa County, Michigan.
Spokespeople from the Michigan State Police said one as-of-yet unidentified individual was injured when a tractor-trailer allegedly struck the pickup and camper they were driving along I-96. Police said the driver of the truck may have been distracted by the radio in the moments before the accident. The driver of the pickup truck towing the camper sustained minor injuries in the collision.
According to Google Maps, the scene of the accident is not far from 16th Avenue.
Multiple agencies assisted after the accident.