Gratiot County, MI : Wife dead, husband injured in car crash near Middleton on Tuesday, July 26, 2016

An 86-year-old Ithaca man is hospitalized while his 80-year-old wife has died as a result of injuries sustained in an afternoon car accident in near Middleton Tuesday.

The man was heading west on Grant Road and was stopped at the stop sign at Ely Highway before he pulled into oncoming traffic, said Gratiot County Sheriff Doug Wright.

A 35-year-old Alma woman heading south on Ely hit the man’s car; she and her 6-year-old son were uninjured in the crash, Wright said.

Numerous bystanders at the scene of the accident, which was called in to central dispatch just after 2:30 p.m. tried to help before police arrived, Wright said.

The 86-year-old driver was transported to Carson City Hospital, while his wife was taken by medical helicopter to a hospital in Lansing.

Initially in serious condition, the 80-year-old woman died sometime after the accident, Wright said.

Drugs and alcohol are not suspected as factors and all involved were wearing seat belts in the crash which is still under investigation, Wright said.

The Gratiot County Sheriff’s Department was assisted by Perrinton Fire and Rescue.

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Wife dead, husband injured in Gratiot County accident