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10/03/2025

Motorcyclist Dies in Crash With Farm Equipment

A Saginaw County man died Thursday afternoon after his motorcycle collided with a piece of farm equipment in Elba Township, according to Gratiot County Sheriff Tom Clark.

The crash occurred at approximately 1:45 p.m. on Mason Road, just south of M-57.

According to Clark, Daniel Pupava, 31, was driving a motorcycle with a female passenger when he attempted to pass a piece of farm equipment that was turning east into a field.

Pupava was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger was airlifted to Sparrow Hospital in Lansing. Her condition was not released. The driver of the farm equipment was not injured.

The accident remains under investigation.

The Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by Gratiot County Central Dispatch, Ashley Fire & Rescue, Elsie Fire & Rescue, Mobile Medical Response, Life Care, Michigan State Police, and Northside Towing.

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