TUSCOLA COUNTY, MI – Three former stars of the TLC reality show Meet the Putmans were killed and fives others were injured when a semi-truck collided with a Jeep on Deckerville Road Friday night, WNEM 5 reports.
According to the Tuscola County Sheriff’s Office, the collision happened when the semi-truck driver ran a stop sign at the intersection of Hurds Corner Road, crashing into the eastbound Jeep.
There were eight passengers in the Jeep. Bill, Barb, and Megan Putman died at the scene. The other passengers were airlifted to a nearby hospital, some of them in critical condition.
The semi-truck driver and passenger were also taken to the hospital with minor injuries. The truck driver has been arrested.
The accident is under investigation.
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