On Saturday, Jan. 24, at approximately 12:05 p.m., deputies from the Mecosta County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a two-vehicle accident with injuries near the intersection of Chippewa Drive and Merritt Avenue in Chippewa Township.

According to the report, the accident occurred when a passenger car rear-ended a delivery vehicle, who was stopped in the roadway with its hazard lights on. A 63-year-old woman from Chippewa Lake and a 35-year-old man from Chippewa Lake, who were both passengers in the car, received minor injuries in the crash. Both were transported to Corewell Hospital in Big Rapids for treatment. The driver of the car and the driver of the delivery van were not injured.

Deputies were assisted by Chippewa/Martiny Township Fire, Fork Townshp Rescue, Mecosta County EMS, and Meceola Central Dispatch.