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The US-2 crash closure in Iron County

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    One killed in Iron County US-2 crash; reopening not confirmed

    An eastbound pickup pulling a trailer and a westbound car collided near Pentoga Trail. US-2 was last reported closed at 4:03 p.m. November 5; reopening has not been verified.

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    Earliest sourceuppermichiganssource.com

    What we knew first

    • One person died at the scene of a two-vehicle crash on US-2 in Michigan’s Iron County on November 5, 2026. Another person was taken to a hospital, and traffic in both directions was blocked along a stretch of the highway. The latest verified published road status was a closure at 4:03 p.m.; a reopening after that checkpoint has not been confirmed.

Who reported

Who reported

9 outlets · 16 sources

1 of 9 had reported by this moment

Timeline

Timeline

Day 1 · 1 report

  1. WLUC reported that MDOT’s MiDrive map still showed the road closed.

  2. MDOT reported both lanes of US-2 closed between Bates-Amasa Road and US-141 because of a crash.

  3. First to report

Who's involved

Who's involved

Organizations

  • Michigan Department of Transportationgovernment agency in Michigan

Places

  • Aspirus Iron River Hospital
  • Crystal Falls Township