PORTAGE (WKZO) — A freakish accident on I-94 has claimed the life of an Illinois woman.
Portage Public Safety officers say the 67-year-old died when the car she was in was struck by a Tandem Wheel-tire Assembly that had broken off a tanker truck heading Westbound on the highway near Portage Road.
The heavy truck tires bounded through the median and struck a Honda. The elderly woman was in the back seat and died instantly.
The driver, a 34-year-old man was rushed to Bronson Hospital Emergency where he remains in critical condition.
A female passenger in the front seat of the Honda is expected to survive her injuries.
No names were released pending the notification of their families.
As a result of the accident, eastbound I-94 was shut down for four hours. The accident remains under investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Portage Department of Public Safetyat 329-4567 or Silent Observer at 343-2100, www.kalamazoosilentobserver.com.
