86-year-old man dies, three injured in Orion Township crash

An 86-year-old Rochester Hills man died after a head-on collision near Lapeer Road and Greenshield Road in Orion Township, Oakland County, leaving three other people injured and sending the crash under investigation by sheriff’s deputies.

The wreck happened around 1 p.m. Saturday, April 11, 2026, according to local authorities. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said the crash involved two vehicles and has not yet released a public explanation for what caused the collision.

Three other people were hurt in the crash. One report said the injured included the man’s wife and another married couple, and that all of them were seriously injured in the impact.

The fatal crash adds another deadly mark to a stretch of roadway where a head-on collision can turn catastrophic in an instant. With investigators still sorting out the sequence of events near Lapeer and Greenshield roads, the key questions remain whether speed, passing, or road layout played any role and what, if anything, could have prevented the collision. The sheriff’s office has not announced additional details.