2 drivers killed in head-on crash north of New Richmond, Wisconsin
APPLE RIVER, Wis. – Two drivers were killed Thursday morning in a head-on collision on a western Wisconsin highway.
The Polk County Sheriff's Office says it happened at about 6:46 p.m. on Highway 8 near 114th Street in Apple River, which is just north of New Richmond.
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A Kia heading eastbound on the highway crossed the centerline and crashed into a westbound Dodge pickup truck. Each vehicle contained just one passenger.
Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Kia has been identified at Erick Jackson, 57, of Turtle Lake, Wisconsin. The driver of the truck has been identified as 80-year-old Donn Larson, of Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.
