Motorist’s semi truck cross try ends in deadly crash with second rig

A motorist is useless after trying to cross a semi truck and getting hit by one other in Michigan on Thursday. 

The incident occurred on January twenty sixth in Berrien County, Michigan close to U.S. 12 and Franklin Avenue in Bertrand Township. 

Witnesses say that an SUV was heading east on US 12 behind a semi truck when the motorist determined to cross the rig. Because the SUV tried the cross, the motorist misplaced management and veered off of the left facet of the roadway. 

The motorist then regained management of the automobile however was quickly struck head-on by a westbound tractor trailer, which pushed the automobile off of the roadway and into an embankment. The semi truck then rolled onto its facet and got here to a relaxation on high of the SUV. 

In line with WSJM Information, police arrived to seek out the rig on its facet with the SUV beneath it. The motorist was pronounced useless on the scene. The truck driver was not harm within the incident. 

Investigators say that the moist and slushy roads on the time of the crash probably contributed to the wreck. No additional info has been launched.