SANDS TOWNSHIP, MI— Two people were injured in a head-on crash in Sands Township Sunday.
The Marquette County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched around 9:40 p.m. to M-553 near Kelly Johnson Road.
A northbound Toyota RAV4 driven by a 72-year-old Marquette woman struck a southbound Ford Fiesta driven by a 57-year-old Gwinn woman. A witness says the RAV4 was driving over the centerline at the time of the crash, resulting in an offset head-on collision.
Both drivers were conscious after the crash but entrapped. They had to be extricated by emergency personnel. Neither had any passengers.
The drivers were taken to UPHS-Marquette for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Neither alcohol nor speed were factors in the crash. Both occupants were wearing seat belts and all air bags deployed.
UPHS-EMS, Sands Township EMS, Rescue 131, Michigan State Police, and the Forsyth Township Police Department assisted at the scene.
