A serious accident occurred on southbound US-131 in Grand Rapids Friday morning involving a school bus and a Ford Fusion. According to WOOD TV, Michigan State Police responded around 10:30 a.m. just north of Burton Street, where the Ford, reportedly moving at a "high rate of speed," lost control and made contact with the bus before leaving the roadway. This incident left four people inside the car with various degrees of injuries requiring hospitalization.
The collision caused considerable disruption to the flow of traffic, with FOX 17 News reporting that while traffic continued to move through the area, delays occurred as a result of the morning crash. Fortunately, there were no children on board the bus at the time of the accident, and the bus driver was uninjured. Thus far, one person's injuries have been described as serious by the Michigan State Police.
Further details provided by the MSP Sixth District on X through an initial investigation indicated that the Ford Fusion, traveling at an excessive speed, lost control. This statement confirms the findings of witnesses who observed the incident unfold at the intersection of Burton, resulting in the Ford clipping the school bus and subsequently careening off the road.
UPDATE: Initial investigation, and according to witnesses, a Ford Fusion was traveling at a high rate of speed and lost control at Burton and clipped a school bus and then went off the roadway. All four occupants of the Ford were transported to the hospital with various degrees…
— MSP Sixth District (@mspwestmi) September 13, 2024
As authorities continue to investigate the circumstances leading up to the collision, transportation officials urge drivers to exercise caution on US-131, particularly in the vicinity of the Hall St exit where the crash snarled traffic.
