24-05-2025
2 hit by semi, killed in Constantine Township
CONSTANTINE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Two people from Indiana were killed when their vehicle was hit by a semi in Constantine Township Friday evening.
Around 5:40 p.m., troopers with the Michigan State Police were sent to the area of US-131 and N. River Drive for a crash.
Responding troopers were told by witnesses that a vehicle, driven by a 22-year-old Elkhart, Indiana, man, was heading eastbound on N River Drive. The vehicle didn't come to a complete stop at the intersection and was hit by a semi truck. MSP said dash-camera video from the semi confirmed this.
The driver and his passenger, a 23-year-old Elkhart, Indiana, woman, died at the scene, MSP said.
The driver of the semi, a 40-year-old Walker man, was not hurt.
It's unknown if alcohol and drugs were factors for the two from Indiana, MSP said. Alcohol and drugs are not suspected factors for the semi truck driver.
The crash remains under investigation.
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