MONTCALM COUNTY, Mich. — One person is dead and two others are seriously hurt after a US-131 crash in Montcalm County.
Michigan State Police (MSP) says the crash happened at around 3:40 p.m. in the northbound lanes near Kendaville Road.
We’re told two vehicles, one of them driving the wrong way, collided head-on.
Citing witness statements, MSP says a 71-year-old Newaygo man drove southbound at high speed and hit another vehicle, which was occupied by a 50-year-old Grand Rapids woman and her 11-year-old son.
Both drivers and one passenger received serious to critical injuries, troopers say. The Newaygo man has since passed away. The other two are in serious condition but are expected to be okay.
The crash remains under investigation.
MSP says the freeway is closed. Please seek an alternate route at this time.
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