Four people lost their lives in a tragic accident in a multi-vehicle collision that happened on US-31 in Petoskey, Michigan. According to the police statement, a semitrailer was headed on US-31 in Southlane when a passenger car crossed the centerline.
To avoid the car, the semitrailer veered off but jackknifed and collided with a pickup truck containing 3 passengers. The passenger car then collided with a second semitrailer.
The Petoskey Department of Public Safety reported that 3 people were traveling in the pickup truck: 25-year-old Daniel Firman, 18-year-old Christian Hunley, and 17-year-old Aaron Hunley. All three died at the scene. A fourth passenger, 17-year-old Andrew Erickson, died a day later on Friday afternoon.
The drivers of both semitrailers suffered minor injuries.
The accident remains under investigation