CALHOUN COUNTY, Mich. — A single-vehicle crash in Calhoun County left two people injured and an 8-year-old boy dead.
Police say the crash happened Friday around 6 p.m. on Struwin Road. Responding officers saw that the vehicle had struck a tree and caught fire.
Nearby residents were able to pull the driver and four children from the vehicle before the fire began. One child, an 8-year-old boy, was pronounced dead at the scene. Another child, a 4-year-old boy, was seriously injured and transported to a hospital for treatment.
The driver of the vehicle, a 28-year-old Pennfield woman and the mother of the children, was also hospitalized for her injuries.
Investigators believe speed and alcohol were factors in the crash. The investigation is ongoing.
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