On Tuesday, October 1 at approximately 7:21 P.M., deputies from the Mecosta County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a single vehicle accident on US-131 near the Old State Road overpass in Mecosta Township.
The investigation revealed that a 54-year-old male and 47-year-old female passenger from Big Rapids were traveling north on US-131, when the vehicle went off the roadway and crashed into a bridge column. The driver and female passenger succumbed to their injuries on scene.
Deputies were assisted by Mecosta County EMS, Mecosta Township Fire, Frontline Towing, and Meceola Central Dispatch.
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