1 Killed, 3 Injured In Snowy Crash In St. Louis County

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- The Minnesota State Patrol says road conditions were snowy and icy when an SUV collided with a pickup truck in St. Louis County Thursday, killing one.

According to the state patrol, the incident happened shortly before 5 p.m. on Highway 1 in Morse Township. A motorist in a Subaru Crosstrek was traveling southbound on the road when the vehicle crossed the center line and struck a Chevy Silverado that was going northbound.

One of the passengers of the truck, a 72-year-old woman, was killed in the crash. Another passenger, an 80-year-old man, suffered life threatening injuries. The driver, a 74-year-old man, suffered non-life threatening injuries. They are all from Ely, Minnesota.

The driver of the Subaru, a 38-year-old man from Superior, Wisconsin, suffered life threatening injuries.

Everyone was wearing a seatbelt and alcohol does not look to be involved.