A two-vehicle crash south of Duluth killed an 11-year-old girl and sent her 15-year-old brother to the hospital, authorities said.
Girl, 11, dies in crash near Duluth after mom loses control of vehicle
The collision occurred on an icy road near Cloquet, officials said.
January 23, 2017 at 2:55AM
The collision occurred about 7:25 a.m. Friday on Carlton County Road 3 close to the intersection of Hwy. 45 near Cloquet, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Officials said the road was icy at the time of the wreck.
The siblings were in a vehicle being driven by the girl's mother, which went out of control and collided head-on with a vehicle driven by 72-year-old Louise M. Jones, of Cloquet, the Sheriff's Office said.
The girl, Emma Loven, of Esko, was declared dead at the scene about 2½ miles north of her school, South Terrace Elementary. Her birthday was eight days earlier.
Emma's brother Alex was taken to a hospital for observation. The children's mother, 41-year-old Angela Loven, was treated for noncritical injuries. The Sheriff's Office has not disclosed what injuries, if any, Jones may have suffered.
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