6/10/14 - An accident involving a semi forced the closure of M-59 near Hughes Road in Oceola Township. The accident happened around 4:00 and resulted in both directions of M-59 being shut down at Hughes Road and traffic being detoured. The accident involved a semi and a black sedan, with the semi blocking both directions of traffic on M-59 at Hughes Road. Michigan State Police report that the female driver of the sedan was traveling northbound on Hughes Road. Police believe she was trying to turn westbound onto M-59 when the front of her vehicle struck the cab of the semi, causing her vehicle to spin out and strike the box of the semi. The woman sustained non-life threatening injuries and was last reported in stable condition at a hospital. The driver of the semi was not injured and the crash remains under investigation. (JM)
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