At Least 1 Dead In Redwood Co. Head-On Semi Crash
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- The Minnesota State Patrol says at least one person is dead after a head-on crash involving a semi truck Friday afternoon in Redwood County.
The fatal crash happened on Highway 71 near County Road 2 in Paxton Township just before 3 p.m.
The state patrol says a Pontiac Grand Prix was traveling westbound on Highway 71 when it crossed into oncoming traffic.
There were two people in the Pontiac: 38-year-old Justin Michael Ahrens of Morton and 25-year-old Brittany Renae Olson of Redwood Falls. Both were killed in the accident.
The semi driver, 46-year-old Colin James Grams Bird Island, suffered non-life threatening injuries.
The state patrol says only Ahrens was not wearing a seat belt.
