7:41PM UPDATE:
HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office identifies the man who was injured in a two-vehicle accident this afternoon in Holland Township as Ellie Gamez, 21, of Holland. Police say he was flown to Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital by Aero-Med after being pulled from his vehicle, and is in critical condition.
The crash occurred on West Lakewood Boulevard at Aniline Avenue, around 3:45 p.m. The Sheriff’s Office says the other (cement truck) driver was not injured (Thomas Morren, 49, of Zeeland).
Police are still investigating, but say it appears Gamez had stopped at the intersection for a light, and then pulled into the intersection before being hit.
The Holland Township Fire Department and Michigan State Police Motor Carrier Unit assisted sheriff’s deputies at the scene.
– James Gemmell, FOX 17
5:45PM UPDATE:
HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Ottawa County dispatchers say one person was flown to a hospital following a crash Wednesday between a cement truck and a car.
It happened on West Lakewood Boulevard at Aniline Avenue around 3:45 p.m. Dispatchers tell FOX 17 the roads reopened at that location at 5:40 p.m.
One person in the car was pinned inside, and had to be pulled out by rescue crews, according to Central Dispatch. The driver of the cement truck was not injured.
There’s no word yet from police on how it happened, or who was involved.
–James Gemmell/FOX 17
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EARLIER STORY:
HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. – West Lakewood Boulevard and Aniline Avenue due to a crash involving a cement truck and a car.
The crash was reported at about 3:45 p.m. Ottawa County dispatch says that one person is pinned in their vehicle.
We’ll have more details when they become available.
