Multi-vehicle crash in western Wisconsin kills 1 and injures 2, officials say
One person is dead and two more are injured after colliding with one another on Highway 35 South of 210 Avenue South of the village of Milltown, Wisconsin, officials say.
According to a press release from the Polk County Sheriff's Office, the accident occurred on Friday at approximately 3:24 p.m.
Officials say northbound traffic had slowed to allow for wildlife to cross the highway when a northbound pickup truck swerved to avoid rear-ending the slowing traffic. Despite the driver's efforts, the pickup truck struck a vehicle, "glanced off" into southbound traffic where it struck an SUV head-on.
The driver of the SUV was pronounced dead at the scene, the sheriff's office said. They were later identified by officials as 48-year-old Maria Scheider from Grantsburg, Wisconsin.
The driver of the pickup truck was reported to have non-life threatening injuries, while the driver of the rear-ended vehicle was reported to have minor injuries.
The crash remains under investigation by the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
