Young Minnesota Woman Dies in Head-on Crash With Truck on Rural Highway
Ottertail, MN (KROC-AM News)- A Minnesota woman lost her life in a head-on crash with a truck on Friday afternoon.
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She was the only person in her vehicle and the truck driver was the sole occupant of the other vehicle. The State Patrol responded to the fatality shortly after 1:30 p.m.
The deadly crash occurred on Hwy. 78 near Ottertail, which is about 33 miles east of Fergus Falls.
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An eastbound SUV and northbound boom truck collided on the two-lane highway, according to the preliminary state crash report.
The State Patrol says the SUV driver died in the crash.
She is described as a 27-year-old woman from Fergus Falls. Officials have not yet released her name and more information regarding her death, however the state crash report indicates she was not buckled up.
23-year-old Henry Francis Gibbs of Battle Lake, MN was identified as the boom truck operator.
He was treated at the scene of the deadly crash for non-life-threatening injuries.
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