IRON COUNTY, MI— Two people died and a third was injured in an Iron County, Michigan traffic accident Sunday.
The Iron County Sheriff’s Office says the rollover crash happened around 11:50 p.m. on Gibbs City Road near Iron Lake Road. Investigation indicates a Honda Pilot driven by a 77-year-old Pennsylvania man was northbound when he failed to negotiate a curve. The vehicle went into the ditch and rolled over.
The driver and a passenger, a 72-year-old California woman, were pronounced dead at the scene. Another passenger, a 72-year-old Pennsylvania woman, was taken to Aspirus Iron River Hospital with serious injuries, then transferred to Wausau Hospital.
Alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the crash, which remains under investigation.
