MARENGO TOWNSHIP (WKZO AM/FM) – A double crash early Saturday morning in Calhoun County has claimed the life of one person.
Around 3:45 a.m. deputies from the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office responded to a personal injury crash near B Drive North and 20 1/2 Mile Road in Marengo Township.
They say the initial crash involved a vehicle that left the roadway and struck a tree. A short time later, a second vehicle struck the first vehicle in a separate crash.
When they arrived, deputies located the driver of the first vehicle pinned beneath the vehicle. The driver was conscious and communicating with first responders. A passenger was located unresponsive in the back seat of the vehicle.
Deputies and Marengo Township Fire Department personnel immediately began lifesaving efforts. Marshall Ambulance arrived shortly afterward and assumed medical care.
The driver of the first vehicle was transported to Henry Ford Hospital in Jackson with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The passenger was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The driver of the second vehicle sustained minor injuries and was treated at the scene.
The Sheriff’s Office says the cause of the initial crash remains undetermined and the circumstances surrounding both crashes are under investigation.
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