UPDATE: Pere Marquette Highway in Mason Co. Reopens
Part of U.S. 31 in Mason County is now open after closing for hours for a three vehicle crash between a car, an asphalt truck and a UPS truck.
The Mason County sheriff says South Pere Marquette Highway at U.S. 31 was shut down at 10:50 Tuesday morning because of the accident.
The Mason County sheriff says a man driving north in a car crossed the center line and hit a southbound asphalt truck head-on.
The crash caused the truck to overturn, spilling asphalt out onto the road.
A UPS truck was also driving south and tried to swerve to avoid the car, but slid into it and overturned.
The driver of the car was airlifted to a hospital in Grand Rapids.
The asphalt truck driver had non-life threatening injuries.
The UPS driver was not hurt.
Deputies are still investigating the crash.