FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, MI— One person was taken to the hospital Thursday, following a four-vehicle crash in Houghton County’s Franklin Township.
Michigan State Police from the Calumet Post was dispatched just before 6 p.m. to US-41 near Boston Location Road.
Troopers say a vehicle was stopped in the northbound lane, waiting to turn left onto Boston Location Road. A second vehicle was stopped behind the first. A third northbound vehicle didn’t see the first two vehicles and rear-ended the second one. That caused a chain reaction where the second vehicle struck the first, then veered into the other lane. A southbound vehicle then collided with the second vehicle.
One person was taken to UPHS-Portage for treatment. All other drivers and passengers were treated at the scene and released.
Troopers say driver distraction was a factor in the crash.
