Two people seriously injured in head-on crash near Mason MASON – Two people were critically injured in a head-on crash Monday afternoon east of Mason. The crash happened about 4 p.m. on Meridian Road, near Columbia Road, and involved three vehicles, including a pickup truck and a car, the Ingham County Sheriff's Office said. A 26-year-old Waterford man was driving south when he hit a vehicle he was trying to pass, then struck a northbound vehicle driven by a 49-year-old Mason man, officials said in a news release. Both men were taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.