NDHP – On Wednesday, June 11 at approximately 8:25 PM, a 2026 Western Star cement truck driven by a 34 year old male of Fort Myers Florida was traveling west on Cass County Road 26, the driver failed to stop at intersection of Cass County Road 26 and Highway 18. A 2023 Kenworth towing a 2015 Trinity live bottom trailer driven by a 78 year old male of Minto North Dakota was traveling north and struck the Western Star truck. The trailer became detached, and produce was spilled into the west ditch. The driver of the cement truck died at the scene. The driver of the Kenworth was transported to Sanford Health.

The crash remains under investigation by the North Dakota Highway Patrol.