Two dead in crash north of Kandiyohi | News

(Kandiyohi MN-) Two people were killed in a traffic accident last night north of Kandiyohi. The Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Department said the accident was reported at 9:27 p.m. at the intersection of County Roads 8 and 26, about 3 miles north of Kandiyohi. A Ford Escape traveling eastbound on County Road 26 ran a stop sign and collided with a pickup truck traveling southbound on County Road 8. The driver and passenger of the Escape were killed. The driver of the pickup truck was a 17-year-old boy from Kandiyohi. No names have been released at this time pending notification of next of kin.

Responding to the accident were the Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Department, State Patrol, Kandiyohi Fire Department and First Responders, Kandiyohi County EMS, Atwater and CentraCare ambulances, and the Lifelink rescue helicopter.