Due to bad weather conditions in Michigan, 4 passengers in an MPV got a ride of their lives when it got lodged to a semi truck. And no, it wasn’t a fuel-saving trick.
The MPV slid into the rear of the truck due to the slippery road conditions and got lodged there. The driver of the said truck was unaware of the rear-end collision and continued driving. The occupants called for emergency assistance, but was unable to inform the dispatchers about their location because the snow blocked their visibility.
Crawford County Sheriff’s Office managed to intercept the semi-truck 25 km (16 miles) from where the collision occurred. Occupants in the MPV were quite shocked from the whole incident, but they escaped unharmed.
The office of sheriff released the following press release.
OFFICE of SHERIFF
PRESS RELEASE
At 1:57 am on 01/07/2015, Roscommon County Central Dispatch received a call from motorists traveling northbound on I-75 several miles south of Roscommon, who due to poor visibility from the snow, rear ended a semi-truck pulling a large trailer northbound on I-75 in Roscommon County. The caller’s mini-van became lodged under the trailer and was being pulled down I-75 unbeknownst to the driver of the semi-truck. The four occupants of the minivan could not see due to snow and were unable to update dispatchers reference their location. Roscommon and Crawford County Deputies were dispatched to attempt to locate the vehicles. The vehicles were later intercepted by deputies from the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office, south of Grayling on northbound I-75. Deputies successfully stopped the vehicles without incident, 16 miles from where the original collision had occurred. The four occupants of the minivan were transported by ambulance to Grayling Mercy Hospital for evaluation. However, no serious injuries are suspected.
