Two Killed in Head-On Collision Near Wadena

WADENA COUNTY (KDLM) – Two people were killed in a head-on collision Tuesday afternoon in Wadena County.

The Minnesota State Patrol says it happened shortly before 5:00 PM northeast of Wadena on U-S Highway 71.

A northbound passenger car veered over the center line and ran into an oncoming semi. The driver of the car, a 58-year-old Anoka woman and a passenger, a 57-year-old Park Rapids man were killed.

The driver of the semi, a 63-year-old Mississippi man, sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

The names of the victims have not yet been released.