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Police investigate fatal Christmas Eve traffic crash

By: Mary Beth Almond | Birmingham-Bloomfield Eagle | Published January 10, 2024

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — A 53-year-old Clarkston resident died following a car-bus crash the night of Christmas Eve in Bloomfield Township.

The Bloomfield Township Police Department is investigating the fatal traffic crash, which happened in the area of West Square Lake Road and Lahser Road, at approximately 6:38 p.m. Dec. 24.

The crash involved a 2017 Ford driven by the 53-year-old Clarkston resident and a 2019 motor coach driven by a 37-year-old Detroit resident.

The driver of the Ford was transported to Trinity Health Oakland Hospital with serious injuries and died Dec. 31.

Two passengers on the motor coach reported non-critical injuries. They were also transported to Trinity Health Oakland Hospital and were discharged.

Alcohol is suspected to have been a factor in causing the crash.

The crash is under investigation by the Bloomfield Township Police Department. Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is urged to contact police at (248) 433-7755 and request to speak with a member of the department’s traffic investigation unit.