Crash victims still not identified

Michigan State Police say that the identifications of three people killed in a fiery crash on I-94 at the 113 mile marker in Marengo Township, eastbound lane at about 8:3o p.m. last night, have not been confirmed. Their bodies are at Sparrow Hospital where officials are working make positive identifications before notifying family members. Troopers said the three were occupants in a car that was pushing another, disabled car, driven by a 71-year-old Detroit man. They were attempting to push his car off the highway at a low speed when their car was struck from behind by a semi truck hauling apples driven by a 55-year-old Canadian man. Responding to the scene were Marengo Township and Marshall City Firefighters, Marshall Firefighters Ambulance Authority, the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office, the Battle Creek Post of the Michigan State Police and Bud's Wrecker Service. The highway was closed for 9 hours following the crash.