Patrol IDs the 2 drivers killed in head-on crash in SW Minnesota

The crash occurred shortly before 11 p.m. Monday on Hwy. 59.

May 4, 2021 at 12:30PM

A head-on collision on a southwestern Minnesota highway has left both drivers dead, authorities said Tuesday.

The crash occurred shortly before 11 p.m. Monday on Hwy. 59 in Avoca, the State Patrol said.

Alexander J. Bretsch, 26, of Frederick, S.D., was heading north in his pickup truck and collided with a southbound car being driven by Kyle R. Thompson, 37, of Huron, S.D.

The patrol has yet to say which vehicle strayed over the centerline.

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