MECOSTA COUNTY, Mich. — A teenager was injured when the snowmobile he was riding was hit by a truck at midday Sunday.
At 11:30 a.m. Sunday, the Mecosta County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of an accident involving a truck and a snowmobile on 18 Mile Road at 55th Avenue in Fork Township. The investigation revealed that a 15-year-old boy was riding a snowmobile when he turned out of a private drive onto 18 Mile Road and into the path of a westbound truck.
The two collided and the teen was thrown from the snowmobile. He sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported by ambulance to Corewell Health Big Rapids Hospital.
The Mecosta County Sheriff's Office was assisted at the scene by the Fork Rescue/Barryton Fire Department and Mecosta County Emergency Medical Services.
The incident remains under investigation by the Mecosta County Sheriff's Office.
