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2 Kids Hospitalized, Father Dead After Crash Downriver

BROWNSTOWN TWP. (WWJ) - Two children are recovering at Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor following an accident Downriver that left their 50-year-old father dead.

The accident happened around just after 6 p.m. Tuesday on Pennsylvania Road between Inkster and Beech Daly roads in Brownstown Township.

Police say a minivan collided with a pickup truck that was hauling concrete on a trailer. Other circumstances weren't immediately clear.

Larry Hirsch was declared dead at the scene. Two girls, ages 2-years and 4-months, were rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. The driver of the truck was uninjured.

The accident remains under investigation.

Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is urged to contact police at 734-675-1300.

 

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