Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on Highway 54 near the exchange with Andrews Road in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
What Happened: A tractor-trailer allegedly struck a passenger vehicle while turning out of a parking lot.
Participants:
- Driver of passenger vehicle
- Two passengers in car
- Driver of tractor-trailer
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Driver of passenger vehicle, killed
- Two passengers in car, killed
Details:
On or about Saturday, January 22nd, 2022, around 1:36 in the morning, an accident between a passenger vehicle and a tractor-trailer left three individuals dead. Troopers from the WSP said the accident was reported along Highway 54 near the intersection with Andrews Road in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
Deputies from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said three as-of-yet unidentified individuals were killed when a tractor-trailer allegedly turned out of a parking lot and struck the passenger vehicle they were riding in along Highway 54. All three occupants in the passenger vehicle were pronounced dead a short time after the accident. The as-of-yet unidentified truck driver was unhurt in the accident.
According to Google Maps, the scene of the accident is about 197 miles northwest of Milwaukee.
Officials are still looking into the accident.