OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — Update, 2/18/2022:
The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office announced Friday morning that the 1-year-old child listed in critical condition after the crash has died.
The incident is still under investigation.
Original Story, 2/17/2022:
Two young brothers were killed and a third brother was critically hurt in a single-vehicle crash in Ottawa County late Thursday morning.
Police say the crash happened on James Street in Holland Township just after 11 a.m.
According to a crash report, the mother of the three young children was driving a white SUV traveling west when it veered off the road and hit a curb. The vehicle rolled and landed in a pond with several feet of water.
Police said the driver, a 30-year-old Holland woman, was able to escape from the vehicle and sustained minor injuries. Three boys, ages 1, 3, and 4, were trapped inside the SUV.
Emergency personnel rescued the children and transported them to local hospitals, where two were pronounced dead. The third child is in critical condition, police say.
This crash remains under investigation. Police say all three children were in approved safety seats.
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