(NDHP) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol identified the two people killed in a crash near Hunter, North Dakota as 82 year-old Richard Duane Nelson of Devils Lake man and 69 year-old Marilyn Kaye Sandbeck of Devils Lake. The two died from injuries suffered in a three vehicle crash on North Dakota Highway 18 south of Hunter on Saturday, September 25th about 2:46pm.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol said a Suburban was northbound on ND Highway 18 and waiting to make a left turn into a private driveway. A Hyuandi was southbound at this same location when a Silverado rear ended the Suburban. The Suburban was pushed into the southbound lane and struck the Hyuandi head on. Both occupants of the Hyuandi were killed in the collision with the vehicle coming to rest in the west ditch.

One of the juvenile passengers, a 5 year-old female was taken by Sanford AirMed to Sanford Hospital in Fargo. She is listed in serious condition.

 

Update

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Two people have died and three others have been injured in an interstate crash near Fargo. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the accident happened Sunday in a construction zone on Interstate 29 when a pickup truck crossed the center line and struck an SUV head on. Both drivers were killed. The patrol identified them as 66-year-old Ricky Allen Pender, of Moorhead, Minnesota and 27-year-old Skylur Herman Koch, of Fargo. A passenger in the pickup and two others in the SUV suffered serious injuries. The injured were taken to Essentia Health and Sanford Hospital, both in Fargo.