Crash in whiteout on US 2 kills 1, leaves 4 injured. What happened

A crash between a semi-truck and a pickup on a serious Higher Peninsula freeway in Schoolcraft County on Friday night, Feb. 6, left one particular person lifeless and 4 injured, together with three kids, based on Michigan State Police.

A 38-year-old Fast River girl, who was a front-seat passenger within the pickup, was pronounced lifeless on the scene, the MSP mentioned in a information launch.

The driving force of the pickup and a baby suffered minor accidents and have been transported to Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital. The second baby, after being taken to Schoolcraft Hospital, was flown by Guardian Flight to Kids’s Wisconsin Hospital in Milwaukee. The third baby was taken to UP Well being Techniques Marquette for remedy of a head harm.

The driving force of the truck was not injured, police mentioned.

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Troopers have been dispatched to the reported crash in Inwood Township, west of Manistique and east of Backyard Nook close to County Highway 442, round 9:16 p.m. Friday, MSP mentioned.

“The preliminary investigation signifies that the pickup was touring westbound on US 2 and tried to move one other passenger car within the passing lane throughout whiteout situations and on icy highway situations. The pickup misplaced management and struck a semi-truck touring eastbound,” the MSP mentioned.

The crash remains to be underneath investigation. Medication and alcohol aren’t believed to play a task.

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Manistique troopers have been assisted by MSP Gladstone Submit, MSP Aviation Unit, MSP NRCC coordinators, Inwood Township Hearth Division, Backyard Township Hearth Division, Tri Star EMS and the Manistique Public Security Division.