Motorist killed in accident on cities' border

A 34-year-old Novi woman died Tuesday, April 3 in a traffic accident at the Walled Lake/Novi border.

According to a Novi Police Department report, the accident occurred at about 1:20 p.m. on Pontiac Trail near West Park Drive. Novi and Walled Lake public safety personnel responded to the scene.

A preliminary investigation revealed the woman was traveling westbound on Pontiac Trail in an Oldsmobile, which struck an eastbound Dodge Ram pickup driven by a 44-year-old Waterford Township man.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. The Waterford man sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to Botsford Hospital, according to Novi police.

The accident remains under investigation. Novi police state the names of the parties involved in the accident are being withheld pending family notification.

Police ask anyone with information about the accident to call the Novi Police Department at 248-348-7100.