Two drivers are dead after a man traveling the wrong way on a central Minnesota highway crashed head-on into an oncoming SUV, officials said Tuesday.
Wrong-way collision on central Minnesota highway kills both drivers
The collision occurred about 5 p.m. Monday on Hwy. 23 near Cold Spring, the State Patrol said.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
February 25, 2025 at 2:07PM
The collision occurred about 5 p.m. Monday on Hwy. 23 near Cold Spring, the State Patrol said.
A Chevy SUV was traveling east in the westbound lanes of Hwy. 23 and struck a Volkswagen SUV head-on, according to the patrol.
The Chevy’s 52-year-old driver from Fairchild, Wis., and the VW’s 35-year-old driver from Richmond, Minn., did not survive, said Patrol Sgt. Jesse Grabow.
The patrol said it will release the men’s identities Tuesday afternoon.
The collision occurred about 5 p.m. Monday on Hwy. 23 near Cold Spring, the State Patrol said.
