SAGOLA TOWNSHIP, MI— A Dickinson County crash has taken the lives of two people.
Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched Thursday around 2:25 p.m. to M-95 near Tobin Lane in Sagola Township. A Jeep Liberty was southbound when the driver lost control, crossed the center line and was hit by a northbound Peterbuilt tractor-trailer.
The driver of the semi tried to avoid the Jeep but struck the passenger side and came to rest in the east ditch.
The driver of the Jeep—a 50-year-old Iron River woman—and her passenger—a 48-year-old Iron River woman—were pronounced dead at the scene.
The semi driver—a 49-year-old man from Hastings, Michigan—was uninjured.
Deputies say speed and poor road conditions appear to have caused the accident.
