2 Killed In Head-On Crash In Hayes Township

Otsego County deputies say two people died in a head-on crash in Hayes Township on Thursday morning.

They responded to the crash on Mancelona Road near Lynn Lake Road around 10 a.m.

Deputies say a pickup truck driven by a Lewiston man tried to pass a car while going around a curve and hit the victim’s car head-on.

When they got the call, deputies were advised that the two people in that car were unconscious.

Upon their arrival, the 66-year-old female passenger was pronounced dead. The driver, a 69-year-old man, was taken to the hospital and also pronounced dead.

The investigation is ongoing.