4 dead in crash on U.S. 31 near Petoskey

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PETOSKEY (AP) — Four people have died in a multi-vehicle collision in northern Lower Michigan.

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The Petoskey Department of Public Safety said three people in a pickup truck — Daniel Firman, 25; Christian Hunley, 18; and Aaron Hunley, 17; all of Gaylord — died at the scene Thursday.

Another passenger, 17-year-old Andrew Erickson of Elmira, died Friday afternoon at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City.

Police said a semitrailer truck was headed south on U.S. 31, south of Petoskey, when a passenger car crossed the centerline. The truck veered to avoid the car before it jack-knifed and collided with the pickup driven by Firman.

The passenger car then collided with a second semitrailer truck, leaving both truckers with minor injuries.

The Petoskey News-Review reported information about the unidentified passenger car driver was not immediately available.

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Information from: Petoskey News-Review, http://www.petoskeynews.com