SEVEN PEOPLE WERE INJURED FOLLOWING A HEAD-ON COLLISION THURSDAY NIGHT IN PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
THE COUNTY SHERIFF SAYS THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED NORTH OF WESTFIELD AROUND 6:30PM NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 12 AND 200TH STREET.
AUTHORITIES SAY A NORTHBOUND JEEP ON HIGHWAY 12 CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND COLLIDED WITH A SOUTHBOUND PASSENGER BUS CARRYING MEMBERS OF THE MOUNT MARTY COLLEGE GOLF TEAM.
THE DRIVER OF THE JEEP, 18-YEAR-OLD SCHON MACK OF AKRON, WAS TRANSPORTED TO MERCY MEDICAL CENTER WITH LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES..
SIX OCCUPANTS ON THE BUS WERE TAKEN TO HAWARDEN HOSPITAL WITH NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.
INVESTIGATORS SAY MACK ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER NORTHBOUND VEHICLE AND HIT THE ONCOMING BUS HEAD ON IN THE SOUTH LANE.
THE ACCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
updated 1:15pm 9/14/18
