A Mishawaka woman was killed and three other people were hurt in a crash on M-140 and North Branch Road in Berrien County.

The collision happened just before 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 17, when police say a vehicle was stopped on M-140 while waiting to turn onto North Branch Road. The vehicle was then rear-ended by another vehicle. The force of the impact caused the vehicle that was struck to be pushed into the oncoming lane of traffic was it was struck by a second vehicle.

Linda Kobb, 68, of Mishawaka, was a passenger in one of the vehicles and was killed.

Another driver was hospitalized in critical condition. The other two drivers suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Factors that led to the crash are still being investigated.