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Published August 24, 2026 1:11 PM CDT
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St. Paul, Minnesota. Logo on the vehicle of the Minnesota state patrol. (Photo by: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
GRAND RAPIDS TOWNSHIP, Minn. (FOX 9) - A woman was killed, and two others were seriously injured in a head-on crash in Itasca County over the weekend.
Deadly head-on crash
What we know:
Saturday’s crash happened around 4:35 p.m. on Highway 2 near 17th Avenue Northwest in Grand Rapids Township, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
The pickup truck driver was heading west on Highway 2 and collided head-on with a driver traveling in the eastbound lanes.
The pickup truck driver, a 38-year-old woman from Deer River, and her 41-year-old passenger from Cohasset were taken to St. Mary’s Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. State Patrol says neither was wearing a seat belt.
The driver of the other vehicle, a 42-year-old woman from Cohasset, was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities noted she was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the collision.
What we don't know:
Authorities did not say what led to the crash, but alcohol is not suspected to be a factor.
The Source: This story uses information from a Minnesota State Patrol crash report.
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