Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI - Accident News and Resources including car, bicycle, motorcycle and truck accidents and much more.

Grand Rapids - The second-largest city in Michigan just 30 miles East of Lake Michigan

Known by some as the Furniture City Grand Rapids has an estimated population of over 188,000. South of Grand Rapids is Kalamazoo, home to Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo College. East of Kalamazoo is Battle Creek, known by some as Cereal City as a nod to the Kellogg company which has its headquarters in Battle Creek.

The key roadways serving the Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Battle Creek areas include:

  • Interstate 94 - running east-west with access to Battle Creek and Kalamazoo;
  • Interstate 194 - a north-south freeway with connection to Battle Creek;
  • U.S. Route 131 - running north-south and connecting Kalamazoo to Grand Rapids;
  • Interstate 96 - running across the entire state of Michigan and connecting Grand Rapids to Lansing and Detroit.

Recent accidents in the Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Battle Creek area include:

Here are links to the major hospitals in the Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Battle Creek area:

When a loved one is killed in a motor-vehicle accident, it is often helpful for grieving family and friends to get help from a grief support organization. It can be comforting to talk with others going through a similar situation, and the road to recovering from the loss may go more smoothly. Go here to learn more about Grand Rapids grief support groups and services.

When someone is injured in an accident in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, or Battle Creek, it is important to gather information about what happens next.

Being injured in a serious accident is always a shocking and scary experience, and dealing with the aftermath is exhausting and stressful. Accident victims are forced to deal with hospitalization, medical treatments, missed work, and lost income, often while trying to manage pain and disability from their injuries. And then the insurance adjusters start circling. Find out more about accidents and what issues an injured person needs to be aware of by going to this link.

Legal information for accident victims in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, or Battle Creek

After someone has been injured or killed in a motor-vehicle crash in Grand Rapids, many decisions need to be made immediately and questions need to be answered. For example, how much of the medical costs will be covered by the insurance policy? How does PIP insurance help with medical bills immediately? What if the at-fault driver has no insurance?

Where to find legal assistance after a Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, or Battle Creek injury accident

After a serious crash, it is crucial to get help from a Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, or Battle Creek injury attorney who understands the local regulations and legal standards, who knows how insurance policies work when an injured person is out-of-network, and who can handle all aspects of an insurance claim so the injured person can focus on recovery. If someone is killed in a collision, a Grand Rapids wrongful death attorney will launch a claim that will begin the process of financial recovery for the family members left behind. Learn more here about what a Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, and Battle Creek injury attorney can do to help.

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Most recent accident reports

Ford was killed late Tuesday when his Ford Mustang was struck head-on by a driver traveling the wrong direction on U.S. 131.
Date: 
Monday, April 14, 2014
Roadway: 
U.S. 131
Date: 
Saturday, April 12, 2014
City: 
Sparta, MI
Type: Car Accident

A 14-year-old bicyclist was airlifted to a Grand Rapids hospital after being hit by a vehicle Tuesday evening. The crash happened around 6:30 p.m. on 100th Street at Alaska Court near Caledonia.

Date: 
Monday, April 7, 2014

A young man from Hart died in a single-car crash early Saturday morning, April 5. Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana County Sheriff's office said that law enforcement officers responded about 5 a.m.

Date: 
Friday, April 4, 2014
Type: Car Accident

A man died after crashing his car into a tree at the intersection of 7 Mile Road and Pine Island Drive late Thursday night. Kent County sheriff’s deputies and the Plainfield Township Fire Department responded to the wreck around 11:20 p.m.

Date: 
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Type: Car Accident

One person was killed Wednesday afternoon after his pickup truck rolled over off I-94 near Hartford. Michigan State Police Troopers arrived at the scene on eastbound I-94 near mile marker 48 in Hartford Township around 3 p.m. and the truck.

Date: 
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Roadway: 
I-94
Type: Car Accident

Three people were taken to the hospital after two vehicles collided on 120th Avenue in Holland Township on Wednesday afternoon. It happened just after 12:30 p.m.

Date: 
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Roadway: 
120th Avenue
Type: Car Accident
A man was airlifted to the hospital Monday morning after he fell off an ATV and hit his head, according to the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Department.
Date: 
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Roadway: 
M-40

Two people had to be rescued from an overturned car after it was involved in a three-vehicle wreck on Thursday evening in Oshtemo Township. It happened around 5:40 p.m.

Date: 
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Roadway: 
Stadium Drive
Type: Car Accident

Police say a school bus crashed on an icy western Michigan road and tipped over, leaving several students with what were described as non-life threatening injuries.

Date: 
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Roadway: 
Grow Road
Police have released the name of the driver who died in a two-vehicle crash in Grandville Sunday evening.
Date: 
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Type: Car Accident
A woman has died following a crash in Jamestown Township Sunday morning. Investigators were called to the 2200 block of Riley Street in Jamestown Township, near Zeeland, at around 12:30 a.m. When they arrived, they found a 62-year-old woman dead insi
Date: 
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Roadway: 
Riley Street
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Medical
A woman is dead after being involved in a head-on crash Sunday morning. The crash happened just after 12 a.m. on Wise Road, near Shear Road in Eureka Township.
Date: 
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Roadway: 
Wise Road

A blind man remained in critical condition Thursday night after being hit by a car while he was walking along a Wyoming road Wednesday night. Osmon Koroma, 24, had a guide dog with him at the time of the crash on Division Avenue near 56th Street S

Date: 
Wednesday, March 19, 2014