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PLAINWELL, MI – A pilot flying a small single-engine plane crashed into a FedEx semi truck and was killed just short of the airport runway in Plainwell, MI on September 23, 2011.

Rescue workers at the scene of a fatal plane crash with FedEx semi truck on U.S. 131 in Plainwell, MI on September 23, 2011. The pilot of the small single engine plane was killed in the crash. Photo credit: Tim Keith

Plainwell is located in Allegan County, Michigan in the southwestern part of the state about 78 1/2 miles southeast of Muskegon, about 22 miles northwest of Portage and about 13.4 miles north of Westwood. ... Read Full Story

CLIO, MI – A semi trailer flipped on top of a Chevy Malibu in a Tuesday morning truck accident on January 18, trapping the car’s driver for several hours on a highway in Genesee County, Michigan. The early morning collision occurred in the southbound lanes of Interstate 75, near the town of Clio, south of Saginaw, MI. The truck accident area is in the east part of the state north of Flint, about 265 miles south of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada and about 142 miles north of Toledo, Ohio.

On Tuesday morning an unidentified semi driver was traveling south on I-75 driving through eastern Michigan. The trailer section was filled with approximately 44,000 pounds of sugar at the time of the truck accident. ... Read Full Story

PAW PAW, MI – Two police officers were hurt Tuesday in a truck accident on a highway in Van Buren County, Michigan. The two officers were helping another motorist when the semi trailer went out of control on snowy and icy Interstate 94 near the city of Paw Paw, MI. The truck accident area is just west of the Kalamazoo metro region in the southwest corner of the state, about 157 miles west of Detroit, MI and about 67 miles north of South Bend, Indiana.

On Tuesday afternoon, January 4, truck driver Gurpreet Johal of Brantton, Ontario, Canada was driving a semi trailer east on I-94, traveling through Van Buren County, MI. It is not known if the driver had cargo at the time of the truck accident, or where he was headed.

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LANSING, MI – A semi driver and his passenger died early Tuesday morning, Dec 14, when their tractor trailer crashed into a highway bridge and burst into flames in Eaton County, Michigan. The truck accident occurred in the westbound lanes of Interstate 96 where it loops north around the city of Lansing, MI, closing the highway for hours. Lansing is the state capital located in the central part of Michigan, and the accident area is about 127 miles north of Fort Wayne, Indiana and about 122 miles west of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.

Early Tuesday morning 58 year old truck driver Calvin Roberts was driving a semi tractor truck west on Interstate 96, traveling through Eaton County, MI. His wife, 54 year old Brenda Roberts was a passenger at the time of the truck accident. The couple is from Oil Trough, Arkansas. The cargo and destination of the semi truck is not known.
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GRAND HAVEN TOWNSHIP, MI – A semi trailer jackknifed Monday morning, November 22, in a multi vehicle truck accident on a highway in Ottawa County, Michigan. There were no serious injuries in the collision which occurred on U.S. Highway 31 in Grand Haven Township, MI. The truck accident area is on the central west edge of the state on the east side of Lake Michigan, about 146 miles west of Flint, MI and about 111 miles north of South Bend, Indiana.

David Bennett of Ludington, MI was driving a semi trailer truck south on U.S. 31 on Monday morning, traveling through Ottawa County, MI. The cab and trailer section of the semi had the logo for Eagle Xpress, a trucking company based out of Ludington, MI. The cargo and destination of the 18 wheeler is not known at this time. ... Read Full Story

PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI – A man was critically injured Tuesday afternoon, October 19, when he was involved in a truck accident in Kent County, Michigan. A semi trailer truck collided with a pick-up truck at the intersection of Post Drive Northeast and Pine Island Drive in Plainfield Township, just north of the city of Grand Rapids, MI. The truck accident area is in the central west section of the state, about 120 miles west of Flint, MI and about 130 miles north of South Bend, Indiana.

On Tuesday afternoon, October 19, 47 year old Todd DeVos of Allendale, MI was driving an International Stake semi trailer truck south on Pine Island Drive in Plainfield Township, MI. The semi stake truck belongs to Consumers Concrete Corporation based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. At the same time 27 year old Matthew Guiles of Comstock Park, MI was driving his green 1994 Ford Ranger pick-up truck north on Pine Island Drive. There were no passengers in either truck. ... Read Full Story

COLOMA, MI – One person was killed Monday afternoon, August 16, in a semi trailer truck accident on an interstate in Berrien County, Michigan. The deadly rear-end collision occurred in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 94 near the exit for the city of Coloma. The truck accident area is in the far southwest corner of the state near Lake Michigan, about 43 miles west of Kalamazoo, MI and about 46 miles north of South Bend, Indiana.

Firefighters prepare to remove the victim of a fatal crash on eastbound Interstate 94 near Coloma on Monday afternoon. Police said it appears that the semi truck ran into the rear of the car. Traffic had backed up due to a multi-vehicle crash that had taken place a few minutes earlier in the eastbound lanes near the Coloma exit, about two miles to the east. William F. Ast III / H-P staff

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ROMULUS, MI – A semi truck accident Wednesday morning, July 11, spilled hazardous chemicals on a highway in Wayne County, Michigan. The accident happened when a car clipped the semi trailer on Interstate 275 North where it passes through the city of Romulus, near the airport in the Detroit metro region. The truck accident area is in the far southeast section of the state about 86 miles southeast of Lansing, MI and about 48 miles north of Toledo, Ohio.

The driver was able to escape from the flipped 18 wheeler and was not injured.

On Wednesday morning a semi trailer truck was headed north on Interstate 275 North traveling through Wayne County, MI. The trailer was carrying several different chemicals including hydrogen peroxide, a bleaching agent that has a variety of uses including as an oxidizer, disinfectant, antiseptic, and as a rocket propellant. The semi truck is owned by PVS-Nolwood, a subsidiary of PVS Chemicals based in Detroit, MI. ... Read Full Story

CHARLOTTE, MI – Deputies with the Eaton County, Michigan Sheriff’s Office are searching for the driver of a semi trailer that hit another 18 wheeler and then fled the scene of the truck accident Thursday morning, June 10. The collision occurred near the town of Charlotte, MI on Interstate 69 and would leave a semi truck burning on the highway, sparked by spilled diesel fuel. The accident area is southwest of the Lansing metro region in the central section of the state, about 110 miles west of Detroit, MI and about 132 miles northeast of South Bend, Indiana.

Local firefighter’s fought the blazing truck for a time. A Haz-Mat team was also called to the site of the truck accident to handle the diesel fuel and any other dangerous materials which may have spilled during the collision.

At around 4:00 a.m. Thursday morning a semi trailer truck was driving north on Interstate in Eaton County, MI. As the unidentified driver was in the right lane, and as the 18 wheeler passed through the area near the city of Charlotte a second semi tractor truck came up behind the first rig. ... Read Full Story

BRIGHTON, MI – A semi trailer truck carrying a load of hazardous material overturned Wednesday, May 19, 2010, on a highway west of the Detroit metro region in Livingston County, Michigan. The truck accident occurred on Interstate 96, near the town of Brighton, MI and closed several lanes of traffic leading to significant traffic delays. The accident area is in the southeast section of the state, about 47 miles east of Lansing, MI and about 72 miles north of Toledo, Ohio.

Local emergency personnel teams responded to the scene of the truck accident.

Shortly after 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday a semi trailer truck carrying a load of hazardous material was traveling east on I-96 in Livingston County near the town of Brighton, MI. The 18 wheeler is owned by Chem-Trend LP and was carrying 70 barrels of Monolube 3400, a potentially hazardous lubricant used in tire manufacturing. According to experts, Monolube 3400 if shaken in unventilated containers could produce hydrogen gas which could then explode. Chem-Trend is based in Howell, MI. ... Read Full Story