State Patrol: 1 Dead, Several Injured After Head-On Crash In Renville County

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – One person was killed and several were injured in a head-on crash in Renville County Friday night.

The crash occurred just before 7:30 p.m. Minnesota State Patrol said 25-year-old Ta Ku of St. Paul was driving southbound on Highway 71 near Morton when she lost control. The truck crossed the center line and struck a northbound Ford Escape head-on.

The driver of the Escape, 68-year-old Joann Dehncke, was killed in the crash. Occupants of the F-150 were transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The F-150 contained seven people total, including four children under the age of 10.

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