ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI – After rear-ending another vehicle, a man got out of his vehicle and was struck by a car and killed Tuesday afternoon.
Pau Khan Kap, 72, of Battle Creek, was killed around 5:40 p.m., Dec. 20, on M-89 at the intersection of 6th Street in Gun Plain Township, Michigan State Police said.
Kap was driving a Honda minivan when he rear-ended a Toyota SUV that was stopped on M-89, waiting to turn onto 6th Street, police said. Kap got out of his car after the crash and walked into the path of a Dodge minivan that was driving in the opposite lane.
A Honda SUV subsequently hit the Dodge minivan. The Honda SUV and Dodge minivan drivers were not injured, police said. The driver of the Toyota SUV, a 51-year-old Plainwell woman, had minor injuries, police said.
The crash remains under investigation, police said.
People involved in crashes should try to avoid exiting their vehicle, police said.
“It is safer to remain in your vehicle with your seatbelt fastened and wait for first responders, unless remaining in your vehicle is unsafe,” Lt. DuWayne Robinson said.