ST. CLAIR COUNTY (WWJ) -- A multi-vehicle crash Thursday morning in St. Clair County left one woman dead and injured another.
The St. Clair County Sheriff's Office said the crash happened just after 10 a.m. on M-25, just south of North Lakeport Drive.
Initial investigation showed that a 57-year-old man from Goodells was traveling northbound on M-25 and while waiting to turn into a driveway, a 27-year-old Lexington woman in Jeep Cherokee crashed into his van from behind.
Following the initial crash, the Jeep then went into the soutbound lane and struck a GMC Terrain driven by an unidentified female.
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The GMC went into a ditch after the crash and caught fire. The female in the Terrain was pronounced dead at the scene.
The 57-year-old man was not injured and the 27-year-old woman was taken to a hospital with unknown injuries.
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M-25 was closed from Burtch Road to North Lakeport Drive for about four hours while accident investigators from the sheriff's office were on the scene.
Burtchville Township Fire and Rescue, Fort Gratiot Township Fire and Rescue and the St. Clair County Road Commission all assisted at the scene of the crash.
