Crash on M-50 east of Britton claims driver's life
RIDGEWAY TWP. — A head-on crash Monday morning between Britton and Dundee claimed a woman's life and injured another driver.
At about 7:20 a.m., Lenawee County sheriff’s deputies responded to a two-vehicle crash on M-50 near Rixom Highway in Ridgeway Township, a news release from the sheriff's office said. When deputies arrived on the scene, they found one of the drivers was a 55-year-old woman from the Onsted area. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to deputies, the deceased victim was driving a 2015 Chevy Malibu eastbound on M-50 when a 2011 Ford F-350 pickup driven by a 23-year-old woman from Dundee traveling westbound crossed the center line and struck the Malibu head-on, causing extensive damage and killing the car's driver.
The driver of the pickup was transported to an area hospital for treatment of minor injuries, the release said.
Names of the drivers are being withheld pending the notification of the next of kin, the release said.
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Both drivers were wearing their seatbelts at the time of the crash.
The Lenawee County Accident Investigation Team was called to the scene, and the crash is under further investigation.
The Lenawee County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Tecumseh Police Department, Lenawee County Drone Team, Ridgeway Township Fire Department, Lenawee Community Ambulance and the Lenawee County Medical Examiner's Office.
This article originally appeared on The Daily Telegram: Crash on M-50 east of Britton claims driver's life
