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TWO-VEHICLE CRASH WITH INJURY – ALMENA TOWNSHIP
TWO-VEHICLE CRASH WITH INJURY – ALMENA TOWNSHIP
📅 Date: October 2, 2026
🕔 Time: Approximately 5:00 a.m.
📍 Location: M-43 near Walden Way, Almena Township
Sheriff Daniel E. Abbott reports that Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to M-43 near Walden Way in Almena Township at approximately 5:00 a.m. for a reported two-vehicle crash.
The preliminary crash investigation indicates that a 2007 Ford Fusion, driven by a 31-year-old Kalamazoo man, was traveling eastbound on M-43 when it crossed the center line and struck the side of a westbound delivery truck near the rear axle.
Both vehicles were disabled as a result of the crash, and M-43 was temporarily closed in both directions.
The driver of the Ford Fusion was extricated from his vehicle by the Paw Paw Fire Department and transported by Van Buren Emergency Medical Services (VBEMS) to Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the delivery truck was not injured.
Alcohol is not believed to be a contributing factor in the crash.
The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with additional information is asked to contact the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office.
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For immediate reporting contact the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office at (269) 657-3101. Additional reporting is also available at Crime Stoppers 1-800-342-7867, Silent Observer (269) 343-2100 or your local Police Department.
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