MUSKEGON COUNTY, Mich. — A Tuesday morning crash in Holton Township has left one dead and two injured.
According to a press release from Michigan State Police, it happened just before 9 a.m. on Marvin Road, west of Maple Island Road. The crash involved an SUV and a Muskegon County Road Commission tractor.
Authorities said the tractor was eastbound, mowing the shoulder of the road, when an SUV rear-ended the tractor, pushing it into a ditch. The SUV was occupied by a male driver and a female passenger.
The SUV driver, a 26-year-old Montague man, was taken to the hospital with serious life-threatening injuries. The female passenger, a 24-year-old Howard City woman, was pronounced dead at the scene.
A road commission spokesperson said the employee driving the tractor was not seriously injured. He was taken by car to the hospital to have his injuries evaluated.
MSP said the crash is still under investigation and authorities would not be releasing the names of those involved at this time.
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