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Police Investigate Deadly 4-Wheeler Accident

SHERWOOD TWP. (WWJ/AP) - Police say a person has died in a four-wheeler accident in southern Michigan.

The Branch County sheriff's office said in a statement that the unidentified male driver flipped the vehicle behind a residence in Sherwood Township.

Authorities were notified of the accident shortly after midnight early Saturday.

Despite the efforts of deputies and paramedics, the driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

An investigation is ongoing.

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