Several people were injured Tuesday morning in a multi-vehicle crash at a busy Walker intersection, according to Kent County dispatchers. Walker police and fire crews responded to the pileup at 3 Mile Road NW and Bristol Avenue NW just after 7:50 a.m.
Scene Still Under Investigation
As reported by WOODTV.com, dispatchers confirmed multiple people were hurt but could not immediately specify how many or how serious their injuries were. Police asked drivers to steer clear of the area while the scene was investigated and cleared, and the station noted it was still working to learn more about the developing situation as of Tuesday morning.
The intersection sits along 3 Mile Road NW, which carries more than 10,000 vehicles daily, according to Placer AI, as cited by a real-estate listing. That same stretch of road has seen trouble before: on August 20, 2026, a two-vehicle collision at Wilson Drive and 3 Mile Road NW caused a major fuel spill that forced an extended roadway closure and cleanup handled by the Walker Fire Department, per WZZM 13.
A City With Michigan's Highest Per-Capita Crash Rate
Tuesday's wreck adds to a troubling pattern for Walker, a city of roughly 25,000 residents covering 25.48 square miles. A May 2026 analysis by Michigan Auto Law, examining 2024 Michigan Traffic Crash Facts and U.S. Census data, ranked Walker as the most dangerous city in Michigan for car crashes per capita, tallying 1,416 total crashes, four fatalities, and 323 injuries among its 25,921 residents, according to Detroit Legal News. That works out to about 546 crashes per 10,000 residents, placing Walker ahead of both Auburn Hills and Traverse City in the same ranking.
The city's accredited police department serves an area that includes parts of I-96 and US-131, per the City of Walker. This is not the first severe crash to hit Walker this year. On June 29, 2026, a head-on collision between a delivery van and a sedan in the 3200 block of Northridge Drive left multiple people injured and required Walker Fire Department personnel to extricate one driver, the same WZZM 13 report noted. And in May 2025, Hoodline covered a Walker crash that resulted in a vehicle fire, one fatality, and four injuries, with investigators citing suspected high speed and impairment as factors in that case.
Tuesday's crash remains under investigation, and police have not yet released the number of vehicles involved, a cause, or details on injury severity.
