BERGLAND TOWNSHIP — A crash this weekend in Ontonagon County resulted in a fatality.

On Sunday, June 15, at roughly 1:30 p.m., the Michigan State Police (MSP) Wakefield Post, deputies with the Ontonagon County Sheriff’s Department, and the United States Forest Service responded to a head-on collision on M-28 near Timberline Rentals in Bergland Township.

The initial investigation at the scene revealed that a couple from Minnesota was traveling westbound on M-28.

An 81-year-old Wakefield man was traveling eastbound and attempted to turn left into a private driveway, entering the path of oncoming traffic.

The Minnesota couple tried to avoid the crash but were unsuccessful.

As a result of the crash, the 81-year-old man was transported to Aspirus Ironwood Hospital, where he later passed away.

His vehicle struck the car carrying the Minnesota couple – a 63-year-old woman and a 61-year-old man.

The woman, who was in the passenger seat, was transported to Aspirus Ironwood Hospital with suspected serious injuries. She was later airlifted for further medical care.

The man, who was driving also sustained injuries and received medical treatment.

The Ontonagon County Sheriff’s Department is leading the investigation, with support from the MSP Wakefield Post and the MSP Traffic Crash Reconstruction Unit. Additional sentence at the scene was provided by SONCO, Beacon Ambulance and the Bergland Fire Department.

“MSP thanks the local residents and off-duty medical personnel who stopped to offer aid, and our thoughts and prayers are with the family of the deceased and those injured,” MSP said in a press release.

The crash remains under investigation.