GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Two people were killed late Monday, July 29, in a wrong-way crash on U.S. 131.

The head-on crash killed both drivers, who were alone in their vehicles.

The names of the deceased – a 30-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man – were not released pending notification of family, state police said.

The crash happened around 11:30 p.m. on northbound U.S. 131 near Hall Street. State police said the woman was driving south in the northbound lanes when her car struck a northbound vehicle head-on.

Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene. No other vehicles were involved.

State police closed U.S. 131 near Burton Street for several hours while investigating. Grand Rapids police and firefighters, along with AMR paramedics and Merl’s Towing, assisted at the scene.