1 dead after St. Paul fire engine involved in crash with car
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A St. Paul fire engine was involved in a crash with a car around 6:45 p.m. Saturday.
The fire engine was responding to a fire emergency when the crash happened. A woman and a man, both in their 70s, were in the car at the time of the crash. Both needed to be extricated.
They were taken to Regions Hospital. The man suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening. The woman later died from her injuries. She was identified as 76-year-old Dianne Kyte, of Northfield.
No one inside the fire engine was hurt.
The Minnesota State Patrol says the firetruck had its emergency lights activated at the time of the crash.
St. Paul Fire Chief Butch Inks and Mayor Melvin Carter offered their condolences to the family of the victims.
"The tragic death of a loved one is something no family should ever have to experience," Inks said. "I hold Mrs. Kyte in my prayers and pray for peace and healing for the entire Kyte family."
The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating the crash.
