by: WOODTV.com staff
SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — MSP Troopers say two people were killed and five others injured in a crash in rural Newaygo County Thursday evening.
Troopers said the two-car crash happened around 7:45 p.m. at the intersection of Maple Island Road and West 80th Street in Sheridan Township, southwest of Fremont.
The driver of a westbound Jeep failed to obey a stop sign and crashed into a northbound pickup truck according to MSP.
Police said that the driver of the Jeep, a 35-year-old Kent City woman, died at the scene. The driver of the pickup, a 65-year-old man from Fremont, was airlifted to the hospital, where he died. Their names were not released Friday morning.
Police also indicated that three people who were passengers in the Jeep and two people who were passengers in the pickup were all hospitalized. None of their injuries are considered life-threatening.
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