Two traffic crashes occurred about 6:45 a.m. today in the southbound lane of Highway 41 south of Oshkosh.

Authorities reported one crash was a rollover in the median with at least one person trapped in the vehicle. A second crash happened in the vicinity of the first crash and involved a pickup truck that struck the rear of a semi tractor trailer.

Emergency personnel reported there were injuries.Fond du Lac Flight for Life was paged to the crash scenes.

The Highway 41 southbound lanes at Highway 26 are closed to traffic due to the crashes.

Officials from the Wisconsin State Patrol said Highway 41 southbound traffic should exit at Highway 26, turn south on County Trunk C and east on County Trunk N in Fond du Lac County to get back to Highway 41.

Source: The Northwestern

HEREFORD - A 77-year-old man is dead after he was hit by a semi truck. The accident happened Tuesday on the 1100 of Highway 60 in Hereford. According to Hereford police, the man was trying to cross the highway when he was hit. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. The driver of the semi wasn’t hurt. Police tell us no charges are pending at this time and it’s still under investigation.

Source: My High Plains

Sand Hallow, Idaho — A fatal crash involving a semi hauling two flat bed trailers tied up traffic for hours Tuesday morning on Interstate 84.

The truck’s driver, 66-year-old Donald Pasma of Kuna, died at the scene.

The accident occurred around 5:30 a.m. as Pasma was headed westbound, one mile west of Sand Hollow Road.

For unknown reasons, he suddenly drove off the left shoulder of the freeway and ended up crashing into a retaining wall.

“This vehicle, it came in back behind that other trailer, between that trailer and that white pick up back there. It came down into the median, came right directly almost onto the tracks where our tow truck is and then came right down into here,” said Monty Freel, with Art’s Service Towing.

The Idaho Transportation Department and several tow trucks blocked the left lane westbound for over four hours while the semi was removed.

The crash is currently under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

Source: FOX 12 News

A truck driver was serious injured in a roll-over accident on Interstate 10 in the far West Valley early Thursday morning.

The accident happened near the 339th Avenue exit on I-10 at about 1 a.m.

The driver of the semi was badly injured when his rig overturned.

An SUV was also involved in the accident.

The freeway was restricted to one lane as crews cleared the scene.

There is no word yet on what caused the accident, or if anyone in the SUV was injured.

Source: ABC15

BETWEEN LOWELL AND ADA, Mich. (WOOD) - A chain-reaction crash sent a semi-truck into and over a guard rail, injuring two females who were taken to the hospital.

The accident happened on M-21 (Fulton) near Settlewood. One car slowed to turn left and the car behind, a Dodge Caravan, slowed as well.

But the third car, a Honda Odyssey, didn’t slow, and rear-ended the Caravan.

The Caravan was pushed into oncoming traffic, and the truck attempted to avoid the it. In that attempt, the truck driver hit the guard rail.

Two females were inside the Caravan, and both were taken to Spectrum Butterworth. Their condition is unknown at this writing.

The road was closed while the accident was investigated and cleaned up.

24 Hour News 8 will have more information as it develops.

Source: Wood TV

BUCHANAN COUNTY - Traffic on Interstate 380 southbound in Buchanan County was backed up for miles Wednesday morning.

The Iowa State Patrol reports a crash between a semi and a buffalo blocked both southbound lanes of I-380 at Mile Marker 49, the Brandon exit. A semi carrying a load of bananas was heading from Mississippi to Fargo, North Dakota.

The driver said he saw the buffalo at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, while heading north. The driver hit the animal but ended up across the southbound lanes. A second buffalo is on the loose. Another vehicle hit the truck after the crash but no injuries have been reported.

Source: KRG