On Monday, Aug. 4, at 6:42 a.m., deputies from the Mecosta County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single-vehicle crash on northbound U.S. 131 near the Osceola County line.

The investigation revealed that a 70-year-old man from Evart was driving a semi-truck when it experienced equipment failure. The truck veered off the roadway into the median before crashing. The passenger, a 43-year-old man from the Chippewa Lake area, was also in the vehicle.

Both the driver and his passenger were transported by Mecosta County EMS to Big Rapids Hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

Deputies were assisted by Big Rapids Fire and Rescue, Mecosta County EMS, Currie’s Towing, Jerry’s Towing, and Meceola Central Dispatch.