CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – The Clinton Township Police Department is investigating a fatal crash that shut down part of the Metropolitan Parkway Sunday.
Police said their initial investigation shows a Toyota Camry was stopped at a red light on Metropolitan Parkway west of Groesbeck Highway when a GMC Yukon rear-ended it.
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Police said the force from the crash caused both vehicles to travel into the median, where the Toyota struck a tree and rolled onto its roof, and the Yukon continued through the median, across the parkway through an embankment and wooden privacy fence before coming to a stop.
Police said the drivers of both vehicles were seriously injured, while a passenger in the Toyota, a 64-year-old woman, was taken to an area hospital, where she later died of her injuries.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call 586-493-7800.
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