1 Dead, 2 Critically Hurt In Clinton Township Head-On Crash: Police

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI — A woman was killed and two other people, including an 8-year-old girl were critically injured after a head-on crash in Clinton Township on Tuesday afternoon, according to police.

A 51-year-old Macomb Township woman was driving a gray 2019 Chevrolet Suburban south on Groesbeck Highway, just south of North Avenue with her 8-year-old daughter inside the SUV, police said.

The Suburban then had to make an "evasive maneuver," which caused her SUV to cross left of center and into oncoming traffic at 5:22 p.m. when the SUV struck a tan 2020 Lincoln Nautilus head-on, police said.

Both SUVs then caught fire, which was extinguished by a passing motorist who stopped to render aid, police said.

The driver of the Suburban and her daughter had to be extracted from the SUV and were taken to a nearby hospital, where the woman died and her daughter was listed in critical condition, police said.

The driver of the Lincoln, a 50-year-old woman from Macomb Township, also had to be extracted from her SUV and was taken to a nearby hospital, where she was also listed in critical condition, police said.

Police said the crash happened near a curved portion of Groesbeck Highway that has a posted speed limit of 50 miles per hour. Police do not believe drugs or alcohol were factors in the crash.

Officials were still investigating the crash and asked anyone with information to call the police department at: Traffic office (586) 493-7935 or the front desk (586) 493-7802.