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CRYSTAL FALLS -- The Iron County Sheriff's Office released a statement on Thursday that a two-vehicle crash earlier that day had caused a fatality.
"At approximately 12:26 p.m., deputies from the Iron County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 2 near Pentoga Trail in Crystal Falls Township," reads the press release. "The crash involved an eastbound pickup truck pulling a trailer with three occupants and a westbound passenger car with one occupant. The sole occupant of the westbound passenger car was pronounced dead on scene. One occupant of the eastbound pickup was transported to Aspirus Iron River Hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in the crash."
The investigation is ongoing and no names are being released pending next of kin notification.
Iron County Sheriff's Deputies were assisted by the Crystal Falls Police Department, Michigan State Police, Michigan DNR, Crystal Falls Fire Department, Iron County Search and Rescue, Aspirus EMS, Iron County Road Commission, Iron County Central Dispatch and Michigan State Police accident investigators.