MARQUETTE, MI-- A tractor trailer hit a line of vehicles in Marquette Monday afternoon, causing a chain reaction of crashes.
City Police say around 12:37 a line of vehicles eastbound on Wright Street was stopped near the Industrial Parkway intersection to let several bicyclists cross the street. A tandem tractor trailer approaching the vehicles was unable to stop and struck the last car in line, causing a series of crashes.
Three people were taken to UP Health System Marquette for various injuries. A fourth sought their own treatment.
The accident remains under investigation.
Marquette Police were assisted at the scene by the Marquette City Fire Department, Marquette County Sheriff’s Office, State Police Motor Carrier Division, and UP Health System EMS.
