Sheriff: 1 Killed, 1 Injured In Douglas Co. Crash

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Authorities in Douglas County say one person was killed and another injured in a two-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon.

According to the sheriff's office, emergency crews responded around 1:13 p.m. to the intersection of County Road 40 and County Road 8.

There, officials say a driver traveling westbound on County Road 8 in a GMC Yukon entered the intersection and pulled out in front of a Dodge pickup.

The vehicles collided and then rolled into the southwest ditch. According to the sheriff's office, the pickup was towing a large enclosed trailer.

Officials say the driver of the pickup was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger of the pickup was transported to Alomere Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the Yukon was not hurt, the sheriff's office said.

The crash remains under investigation.