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Woman Killed After SUV Collides With Tractor Near Bemidji

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A 34-year-old woman died Friday after her SUV collided with a tractor in northern Minnesota.

The Minnesota State Patrol says the crash happened around 3:15 p.m. on Highway 71 just south of Bemidji. A Ford Explorer was traveling north on the highway when it collided with a tractor carrying a fertilizing cart.

The driver of the SUV died in the crash. She was identified as a 34-year-old Park Rapids woman. Her name has yet to be released.

The driver of the tractor, a 36-year-old Bemidji man, was unharmed. It's unknown if alcohol played a role in the crash.

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