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Three Dead in I-90 Crash

Three Dead in I-90 Crash

Photo: WNAX


Three men died Tuesday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash near Sturgis.

Names of the people involved are not yet being released pending notification of family members.

A 2016 Freightliner Cascadia semi-truck and trailer was eastbound on Interstate 90 when it was rear-ended by a 2015 Maserati Ghibli.

All three occupants of the Maserati were pronounced dead at the scene. All three were wearing seat belts.

The two occupants of the semi-truck, the 77-year-old male driver and the 74-year-old female passenger, were not injured. The driver was wearing a seat belt and the passenger was not.

South Dakota’s Highway Patrol continues to investigate the crash. All information is only preliminary at this time.

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