A driver has died after a head-on crash with a semi-truck in central Minnesota, authorities have said.
The crash happened at around 2:30 a.m. on Thursday on Highway 7 just west of Cosmos in Kandiyohi County, about 30 miles southeast of Willmar, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
A passenger vehicle and a semi-truck collided head-on. The driver of the passenger vehicle died from their injuries, while the occupants of the semi-truck suffered injuries that were not life-threatening.
The circumstances that led to the crash are not yet known, and the victim has not been identified.
Highway 7 was subject to intermittent closures on Thursday morning as crews investigated the crash. Drivers were warned to expect single-lane traffic alternating in each direction between 150th Street Southeast and 165th Street Southeast, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
The investigation is continuing.
Source: FOX 9
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