MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP, MI— The driver of a mining truck was injured in a single-vehicle accident in Marquette Township Sunday.
The Marquette County Sheriff’s Office responded around 9:35 a.m. to County Road 550 near Beagle Club Road. Deputies say a northbound M.J. VanDamme tractor-trailer went off the east side of the roadway.
The driver, a 60-year-old Big Bay resident, was taken to UPHS-Marquette with non-life-threatening injuries.
Drugs and alcohol are not believed to be factors in the accident.
The crash remains under investigation.
Assisting at the scene were Marquette Township Fire/EMS, UPHS EMS, Michigan State Police, NMU Public Safety, and Crossroads Towing.
