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10-year-old killed in Portage crash

Posted at 10:46 PM, Nov 07, 2014
and last updated 2014-11-07 22:55:31-05

PORTAGE, Mich. — A 10-year-old girl was killed Friday in a crash in Portage.

According to a release from Portage Public Safety, the two-vehicle crash was reported at about 5:56 p.m. at the intersection of Portage Road and Lakeview Drive.

Police say a 24-year-old Portage resident turned their vehicle off of Lakeview into the path of a Ford Escort driven by a 37-year-old from Vicksburg.

A 10-year-old front seat passenger in the Escort was taken to the hospital in critical condition and later died, according to a release.

No other injuries were reported.  The crash remains under investigation.