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Fosston Woman, 78, Killed In Christmas Day Crash

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- The Minnesota State Patrol says a 78-year-old Fosston, Minnesota woman is dead after a crash on Christmas Day.

According to the state patrol, the crash occurred at around 11:12 a.m. on Highway 59 in Bejou Township in Mahnomen County.

There, a Ford Crown Victoria was traveling northbound on the highway when it lost control and spun into the southbound lanes of traffic. The vehicle then collided with a Dodge Caravan that was traveling southbound.

The two occupants of the Dodge – a 63-year-old man and 63-year-old woman who are both from Underwood, Minnesota – both suffered non-life threatening injuries.

The driver of the Ford, a 78-year-old Fosston woman, was killed.

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