MONTCALM COUNTY, Mich. — Deputies are investigating after a tractor-trailer hauling lumber rolled during a crash, injuring the driver.
The crash happened around 9:45 p.m. Wednesday on southbound US-131 in Pierson Township. A tractor-trailer, which was hauling double flatbeds carrying lumber, was traveling south when the driver was unable to negotiate a curve, deputies say.
The tractor-trailer ran off the roadway to the right and overturned, spilling the lumber.
The driver, a 51-year-old Hulbert man, was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Southbound US-131 was closed for several hours for cleanup and investigation. This crash remains under investigation.
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