(CONSTANTINE TOWNSHIP) – A two vehicle crash took the lives of two people.

The Michigan State Police were called out to U.S. 131 and North River Road in Constantine Township at 5:40 PM Friday. Witnesses say that a passenger car, driven by a 22 year old Elkhart man, was driving east on North River Road, approaching U.S. 131. The vehicle failed to come to a complete stop, and crossed into the path of a semi and trailer.

The driver of the car and his passenger, a 23 year old Elkhart woman, were both declared dead at the scene. The driver of the semi, a 40 year old Walker, Michigan man, was not injured.

Both of the occupants of the car and the semi driver were wearing their seatbelts at the time of the crash, which is still under investigation.

Assisting at the scene were the Constantine and White Pigeon Police Departments; the Constantine and White Pigeon Fire Departments; the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Office and Life Care Ambulance.