Two teen girls ejected from vehicle after it strikes tree in Port Sheldon Township

Sarah Leach, The Holland Sentinel
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PORT SHELDON TWP. — Two teenagers were injured Monday night when the car they were in struck a tree in Port Sheldon Township.

Just before 10 p.m. July 4, Ottawa County Sheriff's deputies responded to a report of a car that hit a tree on Lakeshore Drive north of Forest Lake Drive.

Police said a 2010 Ford Fusion was traveling northbound on Lakeshore Drive and failed to negotiate the curve. The vehicle left the roadway to the east and collided with a large tree. The two occupants — an 18-year-old girl and a 19-year-old girl — were then thrown from the vehicle and suffered serious injuries.

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The women, both from Zeeland, were transported to a local hospital by AMR ambulance.

The Ottawa County Traffic Services Unit responded and the incident is still under investigation. Anyone with information is encouraged to call Ottawa County Central Dispatch at 800-249-0911 or Silent Observer: 877-88-SILENT or 877-887-4536.

This article originally appeared on The Holland Sentinel: Two teen girls ejected from vehicle after it strikes tree in Port Sheldon Township