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Crash at I-96 westbound & Ottawa Co Line, Walker – Oct 30, 2026

Crash reported at I-96 westbound & Ottawa Co Line in Walker.

Reported
Last updated
Status
Cleared at about 8:39 AM, 1 hr 57 min after the call came in

What happened

Walker Engine 3 was dispatched to a reported crash with a possible three or four vehicles involved, extent unknown, with vehicles in the roadway on westbound I-86 east of the Ottawa County line. Engine 3 reported arriving on scene at 6:54 AM and established command.

What dispatch noted

Possible 3-4 vehicles involved, unknown extent, vehicles in the roadway

Both written from dispatch radio, transcribed automatically, so a word may be misheard. Names and house numbers are removed.

Updates

  1. Crash reported.
  2. Walker Engine 3 on scene.
  3. MDOT: left shoulder, left lane affected.
  4. No longer listed on MDOT's Mi Drive.
  5. Cleared from the dispatch board.

About this call

Location
I-96 westbound & Ottawa Co Line
Walker, Kent County, MI
More calls on I-96
Earlier here
1 other crash reported at this intersection in the 30 days before this one: From 616 Dispatch's own records; a crash reported by two sources is counted once.
Call type, responders and source
Call type
Crash
What "crash" means

A vehicle crash where dispatch didn't yet know if anyone was hurt. It often gets updated to a property-damage or injury crash once someone is on scene. All call types

Responding
Walker Police
Local agencies
Fire and rescue: Walker Fire DepartmentPolice: Walker Police DepartmentWho covers Walker, not a list of who was sent.
Source
Fire and EMS dispatch radio and Kent County Dispatch Authority's live public incident map