Vehicle crashes into downed tree in Hillsdale Co., killing driver, injuring three others

WHEATLAND TWP., Mich. (WTVG) - A 21-year-old driver was killed after his truck hit a fallen tree in the middle of the road early Friday morning.

According to Michigan State Police, four people were traveling south in a pick-up on Meridian Rd. in Hillsdale Co. around midnight.

Storms had knocked a tree down into the road.

The driver was killed in the crash. Three other passengers sustained non-life threatening injuries and were taken to Henry Ford Hospital for treatment.

The crash remains under investigation.

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