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

Officials say a 77-year-old driver of a semi-truck from Illinois has died in a collision with a slow-moving freight train in southwestern Michigan. The Kalamazoo Gazette reports the driver is identified as Bobby Abell, of Quincy.
Date: 
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Roadway: 
Unknown
Date: 
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Type: Car Accident

A 72-year-old man from Greenville died after a two-vehicle crash in Montcalm County Saturday morning. The crash happened at 10:25 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of M-46 and Youngman Road in Cato Township.

Date: 
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Roadway: 
Youngman Road
Type: Car Accident
Wyoming Police are asking for your help in finding the driver and vehicle that hit a bicyclist Saturday morning.
Date: 
Friday, March 14, 2014
Roadway: 
36th Street SW

A man is recovering at a Kalamazoo hospital after he and a woman were struck by a vehicle Tuesday night. Around 8 p.m. Tuesday, a man and woman were walking in a Battle Creek roadway when they were both struck.

Date: 
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Date: 
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Head-on

A 21-year-old Gobles resident is in critical condition after a crash on Stadium Drive Tuesday night. Just after 9 p.m., Kalamazoo Sheriff deputies were called out to the 5900 block of Stadium Drive.

Date: 
Monday, March 3, 2014
Roadway: 
Stadium Drive
Type: Car Accident
A 21-year-old Gobles resident has died from injuries she sustained in a crash on Stadium Drive in early March. Just after 9 p.m. on March 4th, Kalamazoo Sheriff deputies were called out to the 5900 block of Stadium Drive.
Date: 
Monday, March 3, 2014
Roadway: 
Stadium Drive.
Type: Car Accident

One person is dead after a car crashed and caught fire during the morning commute on US 131 Monday morning. Authorities say the car, a 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix, was going northbound on US 131.

Date: 
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Roadway: 
U.S. 131
Type: Car Accident

One person was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Grand Rapids Monday morning. Around 7 a.m. Monday, Grand Rapids Police were called to a scene near the intersection of Michigan Street and Bel Air Drive NE.

Date: 
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Authorities in southwestern Michigan say a 45-year-old man was killed when his snowmobile collided with a parked motor vehicle.
Date: 
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Roadway: 
Baseline Road

A 25-year-old man has been upgraded to fair condition after crashing his pickup truck into an SUV Saturday afternoon.

Date: 
Friday, February 28, 2014
Type: Car Accident
At least one person was hurt in a crash in Kent County Friday afternoon. It happened on 17 Mile Road (M-46) between Sparta and Afton avenues, east of Kent City.
Date: 
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Roadway: 
17 Mile Road
Type: Car Accident

Two sections of eastbound I-94 in have reopened in Van Buren County after they were closed due to wrecks. The first wreck, which involved a Greyhound-operated bus and several other vehicles, occurred Thursday morning around 10:30 a.m.

Date: 
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Roadway: 
I-94 eastbound
Type: Bus Accident
Authorities say an 86-year-old woman has died after a collision involving a school bus in the Grand Rapids area. Ione Potter of Cannonsburg died in the crash, which happened Monday afternoon in Kent County's Cannon Township.
Date: 
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Roadway: 
Unknown