Justice · US-2 closureIron county us2 crash kills one; both directions last reported closedWritten November 5, 2026 at 10:39 PM UTCWatchTranscript0:07A two vehicle crash killed one person and shut both directions of U.S.0:12two.0:12Another person needed hospital treatment, and the closure blocked a stretch of0:16highway in Michigan's Iron County.0:19When can traffic use that stretch again?0:21The crash happened near Pentoga Trail in Crystal Falls Township.0:25The Transportation Department placed the closure between Batesamasa Road and U.S.0:30one forty-one.0:31Those roads mark the affected stretch of U.S.0:34two.0:35The person in the passenger car died at the scene.0:37The sheriff's office says, Police are withholding names until they can notify next0:42of kin.0:43The family notification is still pending.0:45The pickup was traveling east and pulling a trailer.0:49The passenger car was traveling west.0:51Investigators are still working out how they collided.0:55Police haven't said which vehicle crossed into the other's path, or who was0:59responsible.1:00The sheriff's office described three passengers in the pickup and one in the car.1:04It didn't clarify whether those counts include the drivers.1:07One of the pickups passengers was taken to Aspirus Iron River Hospital for crash1:13injuries.1:13The sheriff's office hasn't said how serious those injuries are.1:17That passengers confirmed outcome so far is hospital treatment.1:21The Transportation Department marked both lanes closed as of2 p.1:25m.1:26on November5.1:27Its My Drive map still showed the closure at four o three p.1:32m.1:32These are two checkpoints in the road's closure.1:34Crystal Falls Police and Michigan State Police assisted the sheriff's office.1:39The response also brought in the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and1:44Crystal Falls Firefighters, Iron County Search and Rescue, and Aspirus EMS also1:50helped.1:51So did the Iron County Road Commission and Iron County Central Dispatch.1:55Michigan State Police Accident Investigators joined the response as police continued2:00investigating the cause.2:02Officials haven't announced a reopening time or a designated detour for this crash.2:07The latest known traffic status is the four o three p.m.2:11closure on November5.2:13There's no confirmed reopening after that checkpoint.Read the articleStory timelineHeyDex
