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

Five elementary school students were hospitalized after one school bus rear-ended another in Washtenaw County this morning.
Date: 
Thursday, February 6, 2014
The woman killed in the Mason County crash Wednesday was likely looking through a pile of mail on her lap when she crossed the center line and the vehicle she was driving was struck by a pick-up truck, resulting in the death of her infant child as we
Date: 
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Roadway: 
Jebavy Drive
A Kalamazoo man now faces several charges after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase on the east side of Calhoun County and then crashing.
Date: 
Monday, February 3, 2014
Roadway: 
Old U.S.27
City: 
Albion, MI
A sport-utility vehicle carrying six women lost control on an icy western Michigan roadway and spun into the path of a pickup truck early Friday, causing a crash that killed four and injured five, authorities said.
Date: 
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Roadway: 
Apple Ave.
Type: Car Accident

West Michigan Air Care was called to the scene of a two-vehicle crash northwest of Albion Wednesday. The crash happened on Michigan Avenue near 26 Mile Road in Sheridan Township, according to the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office.

Date: 
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
City: 
Albion, MI
Type: Car Accident
A section of southbound US-131 was shut down for several hours Wednesday due to a jackknifed semi-truck and complications with clearing the scene of the wreck.
Date: 
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Roadway: 
U.S. 131
Type: Car Accident
One westbound lane of I-96 is shut down east of the Plainfield Avenue exit in Grand Rapids due to a wreck. The accident involves a semi-truck that slid off the road. There were several other slide-offs in the area.
Date: 
Monday, January 27, 2014
Roadway: 
Westbound I-96

The westbound lanes of I-96 have reopened at E. Fruitport Road in Muskegon County after it closed due to multiple wrecks. The wrecks were reported by the Michigan Department of Transportation Monday afternoon.

Date: 
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Roadway: 
I-96
Type: Car Accident
A stretch of southbound US-131 was shut down for a time south of Schoolcraft Monday due to a 13-vehicle crash.
Date: 
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Roadway: 
U.S. 131
One person is dead and one person was taken to the hospital after a car and SUV crashed Saturday night in Grand Haven Township.
Date: 
Friday, January 24, 2014
Type: Car Accident

A section of US-31 was shut down in Muskegon County due to multiple wrecks and hazardous driving conditions Wednesday, and on another section of the highway, an ambulance flipped over, police said.

Date: 
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Roadway: 
U.S. 31
Type: Car Accident
Two teenagers are accused of stealing a school district van and crashing through the locked gate at the bus facility to flee. Michigan State Police troopers were dispatched around 11:40 p.m.

Alcohol is believed to be a factor in a rollover crash that resulted in a 71-year-old man being hospitalized in Montcalm County.

Date: 
Monday, January 20, 2014
Roadway: 
Satterlee Road
Type: Car Accident

A man is in jail and a teenager is in a hospital following a chain-reaction crash in Ionia County. It happened around 4:18 p.m. Wednesday in front of the Admiral gas station near M-66 and E. Tuttle Road south of Ionia.

Date: 
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
City: 
Ionia, MI
Type: Car Accident

Two people were injured after a head-on collision in Alto Sunday morning. The crash happened at around 12:30 a.m. on 100th Street SE, near Whitneyville Avenue.

Date: 
Saturday, January 11, 2014
City: 
Alto, MI
Type: Car Accident