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1 dead, 1 seriously hurt in crash involving semi near Wadena

WCCO digital headlines: Morning of March 27, 2023
WCCO digital headlines: Morning of March 27, 2023 01:23

WADENA, Minn. – One person is dead and another is seriously injured after a crash between a passenger vehicle and a semi truck Monday morning in northern Minnesota.

The Minnesota State Patrol says it happened at about 11:30 a.m. on Highway 71, north of Wadena. The two vehicles collided at the intersection of 71 and Leaf River Road.

The decedent and the injured person, both women from Motley, were both in the passenger vehicle. The semi's driver, a 27-year-old from Washington state, wasn't hurt.

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