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Two dead following wrong way crash on US-23

Two dead following wrong way crash on US-23
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NORTHFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WSYM) - Multiple vehicles were involved in a fatal wrong-way crash in the southbound lanes of US-23 Sunday.

The crashes happened around 2:45 p.m. near 6 Mile Road in Northfield Township when Washtenaw County Central Dispatchers began receiving reports of a wrong way driver.

A 74-year-old man driving the wrong way in a Chevy Bolt crashed into a Ford Fusion with three people inside.

Two other vehicles also become involved in the crashes.

The two passengers inside the Ford Fusion were pronounced dead at the scene.

The 74-year-old wrong way driver is hospitalized in serious condition along with the driver of the Ford Fusion.

All occupants involved were taken to U of M hospital.

Michigan State Police continue to investigate the crash.

Troopers ask anyone who may have saw the crash to give the MSP Brighton Post a call at (810) 227-1051.