STERLING HEIGHTS (WWJ) - One person is dead and two others in critical condition Wednesday after a crash involving a car and a minivan in Sterling Heights.

Authorities telling WWJ Newsradio 950 that a car was passing another car in a construction zone going onto the shoulder and lost control -- crossing the center line and crashing into the van.

Police state a 22-year-old is dead and two 14-year-old girls are in critical condition and have been taken to area hospitals.

Five people in total were injured -- the condition of the other people is not known.

Stay tuned to WWJ Newsradio 950 [Listen Live] and CBSDetroit.com for more on this developing story.