Colon woman dies in crash

A 60-year-old Colon-area woman was killed in a three-vehicle crash about 4 p.m. Thursday on M-66 near Marvin Road in Colon Township.
St. Joseph County Sheriff’s deputies said all three vehicles were northbound on M-66, approaching a construction zone.
The first and second vehicles were slowing when the middle vehicle was struck by the third vehicle, which had not slowed, pushing it into the first vehicle.
The driver who died was in the middle vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The other drivers were not injured. There were no passengers in any of the vehicles.
M-66 was closed for several hours while police conducted an investigation. Police were not releasing the name of the deceased woman, pending notification of family.