UPDATE 2/6/24 6:05 p.m.
ALPENA — The Alpena Police Department has released that two people have died and one person is in critical condition following this car crash.
Police officers said that a northbound pick up truck had crossed the center line and hit a southbound transportation van head-on.
They said the driver of the pick up truck was taken to MyMichigan Medical Center and is in critical condition and that the passenger of the truck died at the scene of the accident.
Police said that the driver of the transportation van was taken to MyMichigan Medical Center and later died from their injuries.
The crash still remains under investigation.
2/6/24 4:45 p.m.
ALPENA — The Alpena Police Department said that a person is dead after a car crash that took place Tuesday.
The police said that two cars had crashed around 12:55 p.m. on US 23 North near Hamilton Road. When they arrived, they found one person dead and everyone else injured. Everyone who was injured was taken to the nearest hospital for treatment.
Due to the accident, the police said that traffic on US 23 was rerouted until 4:30 p.m.
They are still investigating the crash.
