Tragedy struck Saline Township on Friday night as two individuals perished and four others suffered injuries in a disturbing vehicular accident. Michigan State Police reported that a multivehicle collision occurred around 7:30 p.m. at the juncture of Michigan Avenue and Willow Road. A 56-year-old man from Brooklyn, Michigan, was endeavoring to overtake a semi-truck when his Dodge Ram collided with an oncoming Jeep Cherokee, inducing subsequent impacts with a semi-truck and a Chevy Silverado, as stated in a report by WXYZ.
The chain reaction of collisions initiated when the Dodge Ram, during its overtake, struck the eastbound Cherokee, leading to the loss of control and the vehicle’s departure from the road. WILX noted that the Dodge then sideswiped the semi-truck before colliding head-on with the Silverado. The tragic result of these collisions was the immediate death of the Dodge Ram’s driver and a 43-year-old man from Osseo at the driver’s seat of the Chevrolet, both pronounced deceased at the scene. The details were confirmed by WILX.
Among the injured were two critical cases, both women, including a 46-year-old passenger from the Chevy Silverado and the 36-year-old Tecumseh woman who drove the Jeep Cherokee. They were rushed to the University of Michigan Hospital with serious injuries. CBS News Detroit provided further information that the woman’s two young children, aged 2 and 5, who were in the Cherokee, sustained minor injuries, and drugs or alcohol were not considered factors in the devastating event according to Michigan State Police. These details were accessible via CBS News Detroit…