Stolen pickup crashes into West Michigan hair salon, causing gas leak

A stolen pickup crashed into a hair salon in Springfield, in Calhoun County, on Friday, June 24 (Calhoun County Sheriff)

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SPRINGFIELD, MI -- A stolen pickup crashed into a Battle Creek area hair salon early Friday, June 24, causing a large gas leak.

Calhoun County sheriff’s deputies said the truck crashed into Nature’s Design Hair Salon, 257 N. 20th Street in Springfield, about 9:15 a.m. Friday.

Deputies said the pickup driver fled the scene. No one at the business was injured.

Firefighters arrived to find the truck had sheared off a natural gas line, causing a large leak.

Authorities closed North 20th Street while Semco Energy workers turned off the gas and repaired the line.

Police determined the pickup was stolen out of Battle Creek.

Anyone with information about the theft can call the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office at 269-781-0880 or Silent Observer at 269-964-3888.

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