DOWAGIAC — A Dowagiac man was injured after his snowmobile crashed into a vehicle outside the city Saturday afternoon, according to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies with the department were dispatched around 5 p.m. to a personal injury crash on Topash Street near Townhall Road in Silver Creek Township.

The accident occurred when 63-year-old Joseph Van Tuyle, of Dowagiac, struck an eastbound vehicle driven by 64-year-old Mikel Matthews, of San Antonio, with his snowmobile after failing to yield at a signed snowmobile crossing.

Crews with Pride Care Ambulance transported Van Tuyle to Borgess-Lee Memorial Hospital in Dowagiac for treatment of minor injuries.

Alcohol is not believed to have been a factor in the accident. Helmets and seatbelts were worn.

Crews with Pride Care and the Sister Lakes Fire Department assisted deputies at the scene.