Crash With Vehicle Fire
I-96 westbound at exit 23, Ottawa County
Timeline
- FD dispatched to I-96 westbound at exit 23: semi struck a vehicle, vehicle rolled and is on fire, unknown if occupied
- Vehicle is on fire; no one has exited the burning vehicle
- Person still in the burning vehicle; rescue units establishing groups for extrication and rescue
- FD on scene; passenger not responding or moving, driver is moving, both pinned in the burning vehicle
- Allendale Fire engine crew requested; AeroMed air ambulance being called to the scene
- Driver almost out; passenger still not moving, unresponsive
- Additional engines (121, 212, 1821, 1871) en route to assist Marne FD; unknown crash with vehicle fire and possible pinning at I-96 westbound exit 23
- PD on scene; one passenger out of the vehicle, one still inside, vehicle still on fire; AeroMed helicopter launching
- All occupants out of the vehicle; crews extinguishing the fire
- Engine 1873 on scene; one vehicle involved at I-96 westbound at exit 23
- One patient still pinned in the vehicle; crews working to extricate
- Engine 1821 on scene at I-96 westbound at exit 23
- Areal Medic Z1 and Areal Medic are 7 minutes out to I-96 westbound at exit 23
- Engine 421 en route; Engine 1895 on scene
- I-96 westbound completely shut down at this time; AeroMed helicopter 5 minute ETA
- Engine 421 and Engine 121 entering I-96 westbound via wrong-way access to bypass highway closure; AeroMed on scene
- Engine 100 block of advising highway may not be shut down on their approach side; Engine 471 arriving on scene at exit 23
- Engine 421 advises Engine 100 block of that the highway is not shut down on their approach side; oncoming traffic still moving in opposing lanes
- Command advises incoming units to enter from the 16th Avenue exit and travel the wrong way down the highway; highway is shut down at this time
- Engine 1873 reports 1 patient; asking whether to keep them in the vehicle until scene processing is complete
- Command: one patient on scene, one person deceased; canceling AeroMed
- Engine 121 and Engine 421 cleared from the scene and disregarded; fire and EMS operations concluded
- Engine 1895 departing the scene at exit 23, returning to station
- Two patients confirmed at the scene; unit departing
- Both patients have left the scene. Police closing the highway at 8th Avenue exit; westbound lanes to remain shut down for an extended period.
- Unit 72 on the on-ramp at exit 24; asking if a unit can monitor the locked highway on this on-ramp
- Vehicles trapped before the crash scene being directed to exit via the on-ramp at exit 24; crews working to turn other vehicles around
- Unit 433 on scene at 8th Avenue exit; working on closing the highway for the crash scene
- Ottawa County requesting Walker Engine 2 for mutual aid to block I-96 westbound at mile marker 25 (Ottawa County line) and redirect traffic using the turnaround
- MSP requesting Station 3 to send a blocker unit or an engine to assist with I-96 westbound closure
- Station 3 sending blocker unit to assist with I-96 westbound closure
- Walker Station 3 assisting Ottawa County; MSP requesting blocker unit at I-96 westbound near Ottawa County Line at mile marker 25
- Fire is out; command requesting tow truck (Captain Hook out of Greenville) for recovery
- Westbound I-96 on-ramp being closed; crews will assist with extrication
Radio recording 8:28 · 37 transmissions
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From neighbors
- Live GR Team Reporter
Facebook eyewitness video: "Check on your people… terrible car accident on 96 going towards Muskegon just outside of Coopersville… just heard one is dead." Follow-up comments: car on fire / traffic stopped; drones searching. Source: facebook.com/share/1CcJceFr…
- Live GR Team Reporter
WOODTV (News 8): OCSO — fiery three-vehicle crash on WB I-96 near the 24-mile marker / Ironwood Dr (Wright Twp / Marne area) ~12:15 a.m. Sun Sep 27. A driver attempted to pass a semi entering from Ironwood, struck a parked vehicle on the shoulder; the semi then hit the car, which burned in the median. One passenger was dead at scene; the driver was hospitalized in serious but stable condition; the semi driver was uninjured; the third vehicle was unoccupied. I-96 reopened after multi-hour closure. Story (no WOOD video on page yet; scene still attached): woodtv.com/news/ottawa-coun…