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Fatal Head-On Crash In Olmsted County

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- The Minnesota State Patrol says a car crossed the center line and caused a fatal head-on crash in Olmsted County Thursday morning.

According to the state patrol, witnesses reported that a Honda Civic was traveling northbound on Hwy 52 north of Chatfield, Minnesota, when it crossed the center line several times before colliding with a southbound GMC Acadia.

A Toyota Camry traveling northbound swerved to avoid the vehicles, entered a ditch and rolled.

The driver of the Toyota has been identified as 29-year-old Thomas Collins of St. Louis Park. He suffered non-life threatening injuries.

The driver of the GMC, identified as 33-year-old Nicholas Farley of Woodbury, suffered no apparent injuries. There were two other passengers and one suffered non-life threatening injuries.

The driver of the Honda has not been identified. It's not known whether he or she was the deceased victim.

The state patrol says weather was not a factor in the crash.

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