3 Killed After Car Leaves Exit Ramp, Crashes Into Swampy Woods

WALTON TOWNSHIP (WWJ) - Three people are dead after their vehicle crashed into a swampy  area off of a freeway exit ramp near Battle Creek.

The accident happened just before 7:30 a.m. Saturday on the off ramp from southbound I-69 to Ainger Road in Walton Township.

According to police, a blue Ford pickup truck left the roadway while exiting and crashed in a swampy, wooded area.

Police say all three passengers suffered fatal injuries. Two were ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene; the other was transported to the hospital but later died.

Names have not yet been released, pending notification of next of kin.

The crash remains under investigation.