Three adults were transported by ambulance and a child airlifted by Aero Med to area hospitals after a two-car crash on Whitneyville Avenue near Parmalee Road in Thornapple Township. The conditions of those involved, all Middleville area residents, is not known.
A Barry County Sheriff’s Office news release reports deputies responded to the 2.06 p.m. crash on Thursday. Their initial investigation showed a Buick Lacrosse was traveling south on Whitneyville Road when it went into the northbound lane.
An oncoming Ford F-150 swerved into the southbound lane in an attempt to avoid a collision. The Buick swerved back into the southbound lane at the same time and the vehicles collided head on, the report said.
A 42-year-old man and 28-year-old woman were in the pickup; a 70-year-old woman and five-year-old boy were in the Buick.
Deputies William Romph, Richelle Spencer, Scott Ware and Jeremiah Kimbel were the investigators.
They were assisted by Thornapple Emergency Services, Freeport and Caledonia fire departments, Mercy Ambulance, Aero Med, Michigan State Police, Michigan DNR, Barry County Central Dispatch, and Barry County Road Commission
