GRAND RAPIDS, MI : A 23-year-old Grand Rapids man was killed on Sunday, October 8, 2017

A 23-year-old Grand Rapids man was killed when he was ejected from his vehicle in a crash on I-196 Sunday morning.

Michigan State police are investigating the incident, and believe alcohol was a factor in the crash. It occurred at 1:45 a.m. on Oct. 8 on I-196, near Lane Avenue.

Police said in a release that the man and a passenger were headed east on I-196 when the driver lost control and his vehicle turned off the left side of the road. The car traveled across the median guard rail into westbound lanes of traffic.

Police did not state what the vehicle hit, but the man was ejected and died. His passenger, who was also not identified by police Sunday, sustained minor injuries.

No other vehicles were involved in the crash.

Troopers are continuing to investigate the cause of the crash.

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Grand Rapids man, 23, fatally ejected from car in I-196 crash