UPDATE 12/1/2025:
Troopers continued to investigate this crash over the weekend, and they are continuing to determine what happened. They now believe alcohol may be a factor in the crash. During interviews with family it was learned that the child that died in the crash was not three years old. Troopers were able to confirm she was five years old. The two year old involved in the crash is still recovering and expected to survive the crash. Troopers are waiting on medical examiner reports, lab results and further interviews before submitting an investigative report to the prosecutor office.
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11/28/2025: A tragic crash on M-53 has left a three-year-old child dead, with three others including a toddler and two adults in critical condition. Troopers were called shortly after 5:20 p.m. on November 27 to Van Dyke Avenue near Ebeling Road in Bruce Township, where they found two vehicles destroyed from a head-on collision.
Three people were trapped inside one vehicle and another was pinned in the second. Bruce Township Fire, located just yards from the crash, responded immediately and freed all occupants.
Preliminary findings show a 2011 Chevrolet Impala traveling southbound crossed into northbound traffic, striking a 2013 Impala head-on without signs of braking. Inside the southbound vehicle was a father, his two-year-old son, and three-year-old daughter. The northbound Impala was driven by an 18-year-old woman who was following behind her boyfriend. He was able to swerve clear moments before impact.
Both drivers suffered life-threatening injuries. The two-year-old boy was transported from a local hospital to Children’s Hospital in critical condition. The three-year-old girl was pronounced dead at the scene. The roadway was shut down for several hours while MSP conducted its investigation and family was notified.
Metro North Lt. Mike Shaw said investigators found only one car seat in the vehicle and confirmed neither child was properly restrained. A blood draw was taken from the at-fault driver as part of the ongoing investigation.
“It is particularly heartbreaking when a preventable crash occurs on a holiday,” Shaw said. “It is even worse when a child loses their life. Please make sure to wear your seatbelt and that your children are properly restrained every trip.”
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