LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)– The Ingham County Sheriff’s Workplace has recognized the sufferer of the lethal site visitors crash that occurred on westbound I-96 at mile marker 112 as 62-year-old Tondi Tripp.
On Wednesday, officers reported that police and hearth have been known as out to a crash involving a semi and a shuttle bus on I-96. Preliminary crews arrived to seek out the rear of the trailer and the bus on hearth, and smoke on the roadway. Responders discovered that the bus was solely occupied by the motive force, who died on the scene.
The motive force of the semi-truck was unhurt. Police say previous to the crash, westbound site visitors was slowed for an additional crash close by. Our 6 Information crew on the scene noticed a CATA automobile and the trailer of a semi truck, each with extreme injury.
The CATA bus-involved crash. (WLNS)
Hearth on I-96 (Courtesy: Jack C)
The CATA bus-involved crash. (WLNS)
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A CATA spokesperson tells 6 Information that the automobile was not on a daily or mounted route and was contracted out. CATA additionally confirms that the motive force of the automobile was an worker of CATA contractor Transdev.
“On behalf of everyone at CATA and its contracted service provider, Transdev, we express sincere condolences and heartache regarding the tragic death of a Transdev driver. We are cooperating fully with law enforcement officials as they investigate,” mentioned a CATA spokesperson.
The crash stays underneath investigation. Anybody with data is requested to name Sgt. Adam Jackson at 517-676-8211.
