Accident News Reports

• Southbound U.S. 131 narrows near Big Rapids for overpass repairs

  • Michigan
  • Big Rapids
  • US 131

  • source: Bing
  • 14 views
  • Aug 27, 2026 06:17am
  BIG RAPIDS - Southbound U.S. 131 will be reduced to one lane as crews continue to repair the M-20 / Perry Avenue overpass damaged in a fiery crash in 2025. Read More

• MSP: Big Rapids-area man killed in US-131 crash Friday

  • Michigan
  • Kalamazoo
  • US 131

  • source: Bing
  • 31 views
  • Jul 25, 2026 04:32am
  A Big Rapids man is dead after a three-vehicle crash on US-131 near Kalamazoo Friday morning, state police say. Read More

• Rollover crash on US-131 seriously injures 4; woman ejected

  • Michigan
  • Big Rapids
  • US 131

  • source: Bing
  • 66 views
  • Dec 08, 2025 05:00am
  AETNA TWP. - A rollover crash Sunday evening seriously injured four people, ejecting one from the vehicle. At 10:37 p.m. Dec. 7, Mecosta County deputies responded to an iPhone crash-detection alert ... Read More

• Big Rapids man critically injured in crash with sheriff's Bearcat vehicle

  • Michigan
  • US 131

  • source: Bing
  • 125 views
  • Sep 02, 2025 07:51am
  A Big Rapids man is in critical condition after a crash involving the Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office's Lenco Bear ... Read More

• US 131 overpass near Grand Rapids closed after truck crash. What we know

  • Michigan
  • Big Rapids
  • US 131

  • source: Bing
  • 122 views
  • Aug 26, 2025 5:00pm
  A semi-truck that was too tall struck an overpass on U.S. 131 in Allegan County, south of Grand Rapids, on Tuesday, Aug. 26, damaging the bridge and forcing MDOT to close the span, possibly until 2026 ... Read More

• MDOT: Perry Avenue bridge beam will likely need replacing

  • Michigan
  • Cadillac
  • US 131

  • source: Bing
  • 77 views
  • Aug 11, 2025 4:48pm
  BIG RAPIDS - A beam on the Perry Avenue bridge over the southbound lanes of U.S. 131 will likely need to be replaced following a fiery fatal crash Sunday, Aug. 10. The Michigan Department of ... Read More

• Two people, dog killed after fiery crash on U.S. 131 at Perry Avenue

  • Michigan
  • US 131

  • source: Bing
  • 116 views
  • Aug 11, 2025 11:00am
  Firefighters and tow workers work to remove the charred remains of a vehicle that crashed into the Perry Avenue overpass on southbound U.S. 131 in Big Rapids Township, Sunday, Aug. 10. Two siblings ... Read More

• Siblings Killed in Fiery Crash on US 131 near Big Rapids, overpass damaged

  • Michigan
  • US 131

  • source: Bing
  • 163 views
  • Aug 10, 2025 6:37pm
  The collision caused significant damage to the overpass, prompting MDOT to shut down the southbound lanes of US 131 until the structure can be assessed and repaired. Read More

• Deputies: Kentwood man dies in Big Rapids-area crash

  • Michigan
  • US 131

  • source: Bing
  • 186 views
  • Aug 10, 2025 4:45pm
  The Big Rapids Fire Department was able to put the fire out but found two people and a dog dead in the car. Deputies identified the victims as 59-year-old Mark Lewis of Kentwood and his sister, ... Read More

• Fatal one-vehicle crash shuts U.S. 131 South near Mile Marker 139; drivers urged to avoid area

  • Michigan
  • US 131

  • source: Bing
  • 384 views
  • Aug 10, 2025 1:18pm
  BIG RAPIDS - A vehicle crashed and caught fire under the Perry Avenue overpass on southbound U.S. 131, Sunday, Aug. 10. Big Rapids Firefighters responded to the scene alongside the Mecosta County ... Read More

• 1 killed, 3 injured in NB US-131 crash | wzzm13

  • Michigan
  • Big Rapids
  • US 131

  • source: Bing
  • 110 views
  • May 28, 2025 03:29am
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - One person was killed and three others were seriously injured when their van hit a disabled pickup truck and was then hit by a semi on northbound US-131. The crash happened ... Read More

• Deputies: Driver airlifted after medical emergency, crash

  • Michigan
  • Grand Rapids
  • US 131

  • source: Bing
  • 135 views
  • Apr 09, 2025 07:48am
  On Tuesday night, a driver was hospitalized after having a medical emergency while driving northwest of Big Rapids, Mecosta County deputies say. Read More

• Deputies: Woman, child hurt in crash near Big Rapids

  • Michigan
  • Big Rapids
  • US 131

  • source: Bing
  • 94 views
  • Dec 25, 2024 12:09pm
  BIG RAPIDS TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) - A woman and a child were taken to the hospital Tuesday after a head-on crash near Big Rapids, deputies say. It happened around 5:40 p.m. on Perry Avenue near ... Read More

• Man and woman from Big Rapids dead after US-131 crash

  • Michigan
  • US 131

  • source: Bing
  • 204 views
  • Oct 02, 2024 05:40am
  A 54-year-old man was driving northbound on US-131 when the vehicle went "off the roadway" and crashed "into a bridge column," according to the Mecosta County Sheriff's Office. The man and the ... Read More

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