RIGA TWP. — Deputies from the Lenawee County Sheriff’s Office responded at 5:24 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25, to a collision between a car and an Amazon delivery van at the intersection of U.S. 223 and Riga Highway.

According to a report from the sheriff’s office, the driver of the van was traveling north on Riga Highway and initially stopped for the stop sign at U.S. 223, but then pulled out into the intersection and was struck by a Ford Focus being driven east on U.S. 223.

The driver of the Ford Focus, a 69-year-old Adrian man, was taken to a Toledo-area hospital in critical condition and pronounced dead shortly after arrival. The passenger, a 63-year-old Adrian woman, was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The driver of the van was taken to ProMedica Hickman Hospital with minor injuries.

All involved were wearing seatbelts and alcohol was not a factor in the crash, deputies said. Assistance was provided by the Blissfield Village Police, Blissfield Fire Department, Madison Township Fire/EMS, the Lenawee County Sheriff’s Office Crash Investigation Team, and the Lenawee County Drone Team.