OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Two teens were killed early Sunday morning when their vehicle slammed into a traffic signal pole and burst into flames in Kalamazoo County’s Oshtemo Township.
At 3:20 a.m. the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a single vehicle accident in the area of Stadium Drive and South 9th Street. That’s where they found the vehicle on fire and the two occupants inside deceased.
They say it’s believed that the vehicle lost control near the intersection, which caused it to go off the roadway and collide with the pole. The impact with the pole resulted in the vehicle catching fire.
The driver was a 19-year-old from Paw Paw, while the passenger was a 17-year-old from Kalamazoo.
Speed is believed to be a factor, but the crash is still under investigation. Thd Sheriff’s Office says it’s unknown if drug or alcohol consumption was a factor.
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