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Poor visibility is a potential factor in a car-versus-pedestrian collision earlier this week in Cass County’s Ontwa Township.
Edwardsburg Police Department officials said officers were dispatched shortly before 2 p.m. Monday to the intersection of U.S. 12 and Adamsville Road in response to a personal-injury crash.
Investigators said construction crews were working on the side of the road, where flagmen were controlling traffic.
A vehicle driven by a 20-year-old man from Edwardsburg attempted to turn south onto Adamsville Road and struck a 41-year-old man from Augusta.
The male from Augusta was treated at the scene then transported to Elkhart General Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Authorities said the flagman was wearing a reflective safety vest.
The driver of the vehicle and a witness behind the at-fault driver stated the flagman was difficult to notice due to a heavy downpour at the time.
