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Hudsonville car pile-up: More than 100 cars in I-196 accident, scary visuals emerge; videos
Over 100 cars were involved in a massive pile-up in Hudsonville, Michigan amid heavy snow, forcing I-196 to shut as police and emergency crews responded.
More than 100 cars were involved in a massive car pile-up in Hudsonville, Michigan on Monday afternoon, amid heavy snow in the state. Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office and the Michigan State Police are responding as the I-196 remain closed. Scary visuals emerged from the scene of the accident.
The location of the accident is on eastbound lanes between 32nd Avenue and 64th Street, just outside Grand Rapids. Several cars, along with more than 30 semitrailer trucks, were involved in the accident.
Local authorities asked residents to avoid the area and take alternative driving routes.
Associated Press reported that more than 100 vehicles either struck other vehicles or slid off the road amid the snowy weather in the state. Michigan State Police said that there were multiple injuries, but no deaths have been reported so far.
A witness driving on the I-196 at the time of the accident told the Associated Press that the snowstorm made the road barely visible. The witness was driving at a speed of around 25 mph when the accident and the subsequent pile-up happened.
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“It was a little scary just listening to everything, the bangs and booms behind you. I saw what was in front of me. I couldn’t see what was behind me exactly,” the witness, identified as Pedro Mata Jr., said.
Michigan saw heavy lake-effect snow and strong winds on MLK Day. It created a whiteout and dangerous travel conditions across much of the state. Snowfall, gusts up to around 40 mph, and bitter cold prompted winter storm warnings and advisories from the National Weather Service.
