FROM WOOD TV 8:
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Kalamazoo County sheriff’s deputies say five people were killed in a fiery crash early Saturday morning.
It happened around 12:43 a.m. on East Main Street, east of Sprinkle Road.
Kalamazoo Township police say an officer saw a car driving at an estimated speed of 100 mph. The officer turned on his lights and sirens and tried to pull the vehicle over, but lost sight of the vehicle shortly after. Authorities say the officer shut off his lights and siren and stopped chasing the car.
Police say the officer was concerned about the vehicle’s high speed and continued on East Main and found the vehicle had crashed into trees on the north side of the road and was engulfed in flames.
Undersheriff Paul Matyas tells 24 Hour News 8 that all five people in the vehicle were killed. Authorities have identified one of the victims, but have not released that person’s name. They are working to learn the identity of the other victims.
East Main Street was closed between Sprinkle Road and 26th Street, but as of 8:30 a.m. has reopened, according to Undersheriff Matyas.
The crash remains under investigation by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office.
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