Deputies: Boat trailer breaks free, kills pedestrian

HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — One pedestrian was killed and another seriously injured when they were hit by a boat that was being towed near Holland Sunday afternoon, deputies say.

It happened just after 2 p.m. on Quincy Street near 140th Avenue in Holland Township. The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office said that a pontoon boat being broke free from the westbound truck that was towing it.

The boat and its trailer hit two pedestrians on a bike path, trapping them.

Emergency responders freed them, but one died. Deputies did not release the name of that person, a 62-year-old from Holland.

The other pedestrian, a 38-year-old from Holland, was airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries.

The driver hauling the boat, a 44-year-old Holland man, was not injured.

Quincy Street was closed at 140th Avenue while emergency crews investigated and cleaned up.

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