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Two-vehicle crash in Iron County kills one

CRYSTAL FALLS TOWNSHIP, MI— A Thursday afternoon crash in Crystal Falls Township left one person dead and another injured.

The Iron County Sheriff’s Office says it happened around 12:26 p.m. on US-2 near Pentoga Trail. The crash involved an eastbound pickup truck pulling a trailer with three occupants and a westbound passenger car containing one person.

The driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene. An occupant of the truck was taken to Aspirus Iron River Hospital for treatment of injuries.

No names have been released, pending notification of family.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.