Deputies: Man injured in crash with dump truck

TALLMADGE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A man was injured after he rear-ended a dump truck near Allendale Tuesday evening, deputies said.

Around 4:37 p.m., deputies with the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office responded to Lake Michigan Drive near Linden Drive in Tallmadge Township for a crash. According to the sheriff’s office, a 68-year-old Lowell man made a “Michigan U-turn” before heading west on Lake Michigan Drive.

Because it was “loaded down,” deputies say it took a while for the truck to speed up. A 73-year-old Muskegon man also headed west in a Nissan Rogue rear-ended the truck. It then crossed the median and eastbound lanes before resting on the south side of Lake Michigan Drive, according to the sheriff’s office.

The driver was not wearing his seatbelt and suffered serious injuries that were not life-threatening, deputies said. He was taken to the hospital.

The driver of the dump truck was not injured in the crash, deputies say.

Traffic on Lake Michigan Drive was restricted after the crash. The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating.

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