One dead, two injured after truck collides with motorcycles in Ionia County

IONIA, Mich. (WILX) - A crash involving a truck and two motorcycles injured two and killed one in Ionia county Sunday.

According to authorities, at about 7:30 p.m., deputies with the Ionia County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the scene of a collision involving a pickup truck and two motorcycles on M-66 near Hall Road in Easton Township.

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“A Dodge Ram pickup truck driven by a 34-year-old man from Ionia struck the two motorcycles from behind,” ICSO officials said, “The motorcycles had been slowing on the roadway preparing to turn into a private driveway.”

The first motorcycle that was struck was driven by a 36-year-old man from Saginaw, the second was driven by a 52-year-old man from Saginaw. There was a passenger on the second motorcycle, a 53-year-old woman from Orleans Township.

Both men from Saginaw suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The passenger was severely injured, and was flown by Areo-Med to Sparrow in Lansing for treatment, where she died as a result of her injuries.

Helmets were worn by the drivers and the passenger on the motorcycles. Police say they believe alcohol was a factor in the crash, which remains under investigation.

correction: A typo in "Easton Township" has been corrected from an earlier version of this article.

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