HARTFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The Van Buren County Sheriff's Office is investigating a crash that killed two people.
Deputies responded to the 60000 block of Red Arrow Highway in Hartford Township around 11:15 p.m. Friday.
Investigators say a car hit a tree and caught on fire while someone was still inside.
Emergency crews removed the driver, a 39-year-old Hartford man, from the burning car and tried to save his life, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Deputies also found two motorcycles that had crashed— both with injured riders.
One of the motorcyclists, a 30-year-old Lawrence man, was taken to the hospital where he later died.
The other motorcyclist was taken to the hospital with serious, but nonlife-threatening injuries.
Investigators believe all three vehicles were driving west on Red Arrow Highway when the car rear-ended the motorcyclists before hitting the tree.
The sheriff's office says speed and alcohol are believed to be factors in the crash.
Red Arrow Highway was closed for about five hours while crews investigated and cleaned up. It has since been reopened.
