Fatal crash on the I-90 in Winona County claims two lives

Lewiston, MN (Kroc-am News)- Two people are dead and another is critically injured after a crash on the Interstate 90 Friday afternoon.

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Two vehicles were involved in the fatal wreck. The state patrol reacted to the fatal crash at 3:30 p.m. in Winona County.

A Toyota SUV and a Buick SUV collided two miles to the east of Lewiston.

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The Buick drove west and Toyota was towards the east, when the SUVs smashed into one another, the State Crash Report says.

83-year-old Hadley Edwin Thompson by Pine Island was identified as a Buick driver. According to the state patrol, he was declared dead at the crime scene.

70-year-old Warren Russell Hacker from Appleton, Wi drove the Toyota. It was also declared dead at the crime scene, according to the state crash report.

The 71-year-old Patricia Rose Hacker from Appleton drove with Warren. She was brought to St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester with life -threatening injuries, says the State Patrol.

The state crash report does not say which vehicle entered the opposite lane. A grassmedian divides the highway into the area of ​​the fatal crash.

Anyone who was involved in the collision wore their seat belt and nobody was under the influence of alcohol, according to the state crash report.

The Sheriff's Office of the Winona County, the fire brigade of Lewiston, Lewiston Ambulance and Lewiston Police Department also reacted to the fatal crash.