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Pileups Shut Down Highways in Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin During Wintry Conditions; 1 Killed
Pileups Shut Down Highways in Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin During Wintry Conditions; 1 Killed
Jan 17, 2024 3:44 PM

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A man died in a crash in Michigan that involved a school bus.A 30-vehicle pileup closed I-43 on the Leo Frigo Bridge in Green Bay, Wisconsin.Another pileup in northeastern Ohio involved at least 30 vehicles Tuesday afternoon.

Wintry conditions in the upper Midwest caused a number of traffic pileups on Tuesday.

Northbound State Route 8 in Hudson, Ohio, came to a standstill about 3 p.m. because of a crash between Seasons Road and State Road 303, the city of Hudson reported.

The pileup appeared to involve , according to WEWS-TV. The city says southbound lanes could also be affected as emergency vehicles reach the scene.

Motorists reported at the time of the crash, WOIO-TV reported.

Ohio State Route 8 was closed near Hudson, Ohio, by a 30- to 40-vehicle pileup at about 3 p.m. EST Tuesday, March 5, 2019.

(Ohio Department of Transportation)

Michigan State Police said a Kalamazoo man died about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday morning when his car drove into a school bus that was stopped for an earlier accident on U.S. 131 in Allegan County, the Associated Press reported.

Evert-Jan Ohler, 65, was driving his SUV and just south of Martin, Michigan, Fox 17 News reported.

Nineteen students and a driver were aboard the bus from Providence Christian School. The AP said one student was hospitalized with minor injuries.

More than 3 inches of snow was measured in the county Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

Westbound I-196 is shut down after a multiple-vehicle pileup over Butterworth St. SW in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Tuesday, March 5, 2019.

(Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP)

A pileup involving as many as 12 vehicles closed westbound Interstate 196 at Lake Michigan Drive in Grand Rapids, Michigan, at about 11 a.m., state police said. Later a jackknifed tractor-trailer closed I-196 at College Avenue NE.

I-94 was closed in both directions near Kalamazoo at one point, the AP reported.

The Leo Frigo Bridge in Green Bay, Wisconsin, was closed for almost four and a half hours Tuesday by a , WBAY-TV reported.

The crash happened in the southbound lanes of I-43 where the bridge crosses the Fox River. Northbound lanes were closed so emergency vehicles could get to the scene.

There were injuries, including some people with broken bones, WBAY said.

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