1 dead, 9 injured in Roscommon County crash caused by medical emergency

Higgins Lake Road crash

The three-vehicle crash occurred on East Higgins Lake Drive around 3 p.m. on Monday, July 8.Gerrish Township Police Department

ROSCOMMON COUNTY, MI -- One person died and nine others were hospitalized after a driver suffered a medical emergency and caused a three-vehicle crash in Roscommon County.

According to the Gerrish Township Police Department, the crash occurred on East Higgins Lake Drive around 3 p.m. on Monday.

Police say the driver of a Dodge Grand Caravan was traveling northbound when the vehicle crossed the centerline and struck both a Ford F-150 and a Black Chevrolet Silverado traveling southbound.

The F-150 rolled before coming to a rest upside down on the road, police said. Police did not comment on the condition of the nine people taken to the hospital.

The driver of the Caravan was pronounced dead at the scene. None of those involved have been identified by name.

East Higgins Lake Drive was closed for more than three hours while the crash was investigated.

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