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2 killed in wrong-way crash in Oakland County, police say

Crash happened on Long Lake Road at Northfield Parkway

FILE - A police vehicle flashes its lights in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) (Matt Rourke, Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

TROY, Mich. – Two people were killed in a head-on crash in Oakland County on Tuesday, police said.

The crash happened at 8:41 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 14, on westbound W. Long Lake Road at Northfield Parkway in Troy.

A preliminary investigation showed that a 53-year-old Bloomfield Hills man was driving a 2008 Saab 9-7X eastbound on W. Long Lake Road in the westbound lanes, according to police.

The driver crashed head-on into a 2012 Dodge Caravan that was being driven by a 70-year-old Sterling Heights man.

Emergency responders arrived at the scene quickly, but both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation is ongoing.

No other information has been released at this time.


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