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2 Killed In Crash In Sterling Heights

STERLING HEIGHTS (WWJ) -- Two people are dead after a crash in Sterling Heights on Monday afternoon.

Sterling Heights police Lt. James Belmonte told WWJ Newsradio 950 that it appears a man and a woman died in the crash on Ryan Rd. between 17 Mile Rd. and Fox Hill Dr.

An elderly man was driving a Jeep southbound along Ryan when it crossed into the northbound lanes near 17 Mile. It struck a Town Car, glanced off then hit a minivan.

Both the Jeep's driver and the minivan's driver -- a middle-aged female -- died. The Town Car's driver is being treated for injuries and expected to be OK.

The accident's cause is still unknown. Belmonte said there was no freezing rain when the crash occurred.

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