IRON COUNTY, MI-- One person was killed when a vehicle hit a road grader in Iron County Wednesday.
Sheriff’s officials say it happened just before 8 a.m. on US-2 near Wild River Road. They say an SUV rear-ended the grader, which was clearing the shoulder of the road.
Three passengers in the vehicle were injured and taken to Aspirus Hospital. A fourth passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. The operator of the grader sought his own treatment for minor injuries.
The accident closed a portion of US-2 for about seven hours.
The names of those involved in the crash have not been released, as it remains under investigation.