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2 killed in head-on crash near Wadena

By Pat Sweeney Oct 27, 2021 | 11:51 AM

Two people were killed in a head-on collision Tuesday afternoon in Wadena County.

The Minnesota State Patrol says it happened shortly before 5:00 PM northeast of Wadena on U-S Highway 71.

A northbound passenger car veered over the center line and ran into an oncoming semi.

The driver of the car, 58-year-old Tina Dawson of Anoka, and a passenger,  57-year-old Todd Dawson of Park Rapids, were killed.

The driver of the semi, a 63-year-old Mississippi man, sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

The names of the victims have not yet been released.

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