2 Killed, 4 Injured In 4-Vehicle Crash With Semi: MI State Police

SALINE TOWNSHIP, MI — Two people were killed and four others were injured in a four-vehicle weekend crash in Saline Township, according to state police.

Troopers responded around 7:30 p.m. Friday to the scene at Michigan Avenue and Willow Road, police said, adding the crash involved three passenger vehicles and a semitrailer.

The driver of a 2012 Dodge Ram pickup traveling west on Michigan Avenue tried to pass a 2024 Volvo semitrailer and, in the process, struck an eastbound 2012 Jeep Cherokee, which ran off the road, according to police. The Ram then sideswiped the semi, continued west in the eastbound lane and collided head-on with a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado, police said.

The driver of the Ram — a 56-year-old Brooklyn man— died at the scene, and the driver of the Silverado — a 43-year-old Osseo man — was ejected and also died on scene, according to police.

A 46-year-old Osseo woman who was a passenger in the Silverado was airlifted to the University of Michigan hospital with critical injuries, police said. The driver of the Jeep, a 36-year-old Tecumseh woman, also suffered critical injuries and was taken to the university hospital, according to police. Her 2-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter, who were passengers in the Jeep, suffered minor injuries, police said.

The semi driver, a 57-year-old Birmingham man, was not hurt, according to authorities.

Police do not believe alcohol or drugs were factors in the crash, which remains under investigation.