BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (WOOD) — A truck driver of a Shockwave Jet Truck died in an accident at an air show in Battle Creek, Michigan Saturday afternoon.
It happened around 1:10 p.m. at the Battle Creek Executive Airport during the Shockwave Jet Truck pyrotechnic portion of the air show, according to the Battle Creek Police Department.
The truck flipped off the runway and burst into flames while racing two planes.
Scene of fire at Battle Creek Field of Flight 
Shockwave Jet Truck at the 2022 Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show (Courtesy: Joseph W. Mancy) 
Shockwave Jet Truck accident scene at the 2022 Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show (Courtesy: Joseph W. Mancy) 
Shockwave Jet Truck accident scene at the 2022 Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show (Courtesy: Joseph W. Mancy) 
Scene of fire at Battle Creek Field of Flight (Courtesy: Landon O’Leary) 
Shockwave Jet Truck at the 2022 Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show (Courtesy: Joseph W. Mancy) 
Shockwave Jet Truck accident scene at the 2022 Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show (Courtesy: Joseph W. Mancy) 
Jet Truck Airshow in Battle Creek (Courtesy: Joseph Mancy)
Several witnesses told Nexstar’s WOOD there was an explosion and then fire coming from a truck.
The air show has been cancelled for the rest of the day while emergency crews respond to the scene. The driver’s identity has not been released.
