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MSP: 1 dead in Grand Rapids semi crash on US-131

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — At least one person is dead after a semi crash on US-131 in Grand Rapids Monday night.

The crash happened in the northbound lanes before 10:20 p.m. near Leonard Street, according to Michigan State Police (MSP).

MSP says preliminary investigation shows the driver in front of the semi-truck lost control. When the truck driver tried to brake, they slid into the guardrail and jack-knifed. The car then hit the truck.

The driver of that passenger car, a 54-year-old Grand Rapids man, was declared dead at the scene. The driver of the semi-truck was not hurt.

The crash remains under investigation.

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