SANDS TOWNSHIP — A construction zone crash in Marquette County’s Sands Township killed one person and sent a second to the hospital.

According to the Marquette County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to a single-vehicle crash in a construction zone on M-553 Monday. The call stated that a motor vehicle had struck an employee working in the construction zone.

As deputies arrived on scene, lifesaving efforts were being given to the victim by bystanders and other construction workers. Deputies immediately began assisting. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene and the driver who struck them was brought to UPHS for treatment.

An investigation determined that a passenger vehicle was southbound on M-553 when it left its lane of travel, sideswiping a construction vehicle parked on the shoulder. The vehicle continued southbound, still sideswiping the parked truck and struck the worker. After striking the worker, the vehicle continued southbound and struck a second construction truck.

M-553 was closed for several hours to allow law enforcement to investigate the incident, which remains under investigation. The Marquette County Sheriff’s Office was assisted on scene by the Michigan State Police, the Chocolay Township Police, the Marquette City Police, Northern Michigan University police, the Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division, Sands Township Fire and EMS, Marquette Township Fire, UPHS-Marquette EMS, the Marquette County Road Commission and Marquette Detailing.