A T-bone style crash between an ambulance and a dump truck in Itasca County (MN) has left two people dead.
The Minnesota Highway Patrol says the accident occurred at an intersection along Highway 57 on Tuesday. The H-P identified the victims killed as 51-year old Troy Boettcher of Warba (MN) and 17-year old Joseph Latimer of Grand Rapids (MN). Both were in the ambulance. The ambulance driver – 28-year old Kimberly Hake of Cohasset (MN) – suffered life-threatening injuries.
Authorities say the truck driver – 67-year old Jeffery Ekholm – also suffered life-threatening injuries. The crash remains under investigation.
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