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2 die during crash in Montcalm Co.

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Posted at 8:29 AM, Dec 01, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-01 08:29:07-05

MONTCALM COUNTY, Mich. — Two people died during a two-car crash Monday evening in Montcalm County.

It happened about 6:30 p.m. on M-46 near Cedar Lake Road, according to Michigan State Police.

A 2015 Chevrolet sedan was driving east on M-46 when it crossed the center line and hit a 1998 Chevrolet truck, head-on, that was traveling west on M-46.

The driver of the sedan, Josue David Chaparro, a 21-year-old man from Guyman, Oklahoma, and the driver of the truck, Breanna Malynn VanHom, a 23-year-old woman from St. Louis, Michigan, both suffered fatal injuries from the crash.

Alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the crash.

The Michigan State Police Lakeview Post continues to investigate.